English Heritage sites near Asfordby Parish
JEWRY WALL
12 miles from Asfordby 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
15 miles from Asfordby 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.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
17 miles from Asfordby 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.
KIRBY HALL
21 miles from Asfordby 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'.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
22 miles from Asfordby 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
24 miles from Asfordby Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
Churches in Asfordby Parish
Asfordby: All Saints
Welby: St Bartholomew
Pubs in Asfordby Parish
Crown
106, Main Street,, Asfordby, LE14 3SA
(01664) 812175
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