English Heritage sites near Willoughby Waterleys Parish
JEWRY WALL
8 miles from Willoughby Waterleys 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
9 miles from Willoughby Waterleys 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
17 miles from Willoughby Waterleys Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
19 miles from Willoughby Waterleys 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
21 miles from Willoughby Waterleys 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.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
21 miles from Willoughby Waterleys Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
Churches in Willoughby Waterleys Parish
Willoughby Waterleys: St Mary
Pubs in Willoughby Waterleys Parish
General Elliott
Main Street, Willoughby Waterleys, LE8 6UF
(0116) 247 8058
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