English Heritage sites near Wanlip Parish
JEWRY WALL
4 miles from Wanlip Parish
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
6 miles from Wanlip Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
15 miles from Wanlip Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
20 miles from Wanlip Parish
Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
23 miles from Wanlip Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
KIRBY HALL
24 miles from Wanlip Parish
Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.
Churches in Wanlip Parish
Our Lady & St Nicholas
Church Lane
Wanlip
Birstall
07803 625049
http://www.birstall.org
'We are a Christian community seeking to live out God's love through our spirituality, hospitality and mission.'
Rector: - Rev Amanda Digman Tel: 07803 625049 Email: [email protected]
No churches found in Wanlip Parish