English Heritage sites near Bruntingthorpe Parish
JEWRY WALL
9 miles from Bruntingthorpe 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
11 miles from Bruntingthorpe 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
15 miles from Bruntingthorpe 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
17 miles from Bruntingthorpe 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.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
18 miles from Bruntingthorpe Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
KIRBY HALL
20 miles from Bruntingthorpe 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 Bruntingthorpe Parish
Bruntingthorpe: St Mary
Pubs in Bruntingthorpe Parish
Joiners Arms
Church Walk, Bruntingthorpe, LE17 5QH
(0116) 247 8258
thejoinersarms.co.uk
Plough
Main Street, Bruntingthorpe, LE17 5QE
(0116) 247 8300
theploughbruntingthorpe.com/