Heritage sites in MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE PARISH

English Heritage sites near Misterton with Walcote Parish

JEWRY WALL

13 miles from Misterton with Walcote 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

13 miles from Misterton with Walcote 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

16 miles from Misterton with Walcote Parish

This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.

KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN

20 miles from Misterton with Walcote Parish

Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.

ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON

20 miles from Misterton with Walcote Parish

In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.

LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE

20 miles from Misterton with Walcote 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.

Churches in Misterton with Walcote Parish

St Leonard's, Misterton

Chapel Lane, Misterton
01858882032
http://www.avonswift.co.uk/

We are the Parish church (Church of England) for the villages of Misterton and Walcote 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."