English Heritage sites near Ashby Magna Parish
JEWRY WALL
9 miles from Ashby Magna 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 Ashby Magna 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
18 miles from Ashby Magna 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
20 miles from Ashby Magna 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 Ashby Magna 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 Ashby Magna 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 Ashby Magna Parish
Ashby Magna: St Mary
Gilmorton Road
Ashby Magna
Lutterworth
01858 882032
http://www.avonswift.co.uk/
We are the Parish church (Church of England) for the village of Ashby Magna in South Leicestershire. We are part of the Avon Swift Benefice, a group of 11 Church of England Parishes in the Diocese of Leicester. We welcome everyone to join us in worship and community in our village church.
Our Mission Statement:
"We the parishes of The Avon-Swift Benefice commit ourselves to God and to one another, seeking to become a community that is centred on Christ and inspired by the Spirit to respond to the love of the Father and share it with others."
No churches found in Ashby Magna Parish