English Heritage sites near Husbands Bosworth Parish
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
12 miles from Husbands Bosworth Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
JEWRY WALL
13 miles from Husbands Bosworth 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 Husbands Bosworth 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.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
16 miles from Husbands Bosworth 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
17 miles from Husbands Bosworth 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
19 miles from Husbands Bosworth 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 Husbands Bosworth Parish
Husbands Bosworth: All Saints'
Church Lane
Husbands Bosworth
Leicester
07910 766909
The Benefice includes the parishes of Husbands Bosworth,Theddingworth, Mowsley, Knaptoft, Arnesby, Shearsby and Bruntingthorpe.
Pubs in Husbands Bosworth Parish
Bell
The interior consists mainly of a U-shaped room with a central servery and a restaurant to the rear which has some old panelling. At the rear, the car park and courtyard are surrounded by an attractive range of old outbuildings; then there...
Wharf Inn
On A5199, Welford, NN6 6JQ
(01858) 575075
wharfinnwelford.co.uk