English Heritage sites near Shangton Parish
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
10 miles from Shangton 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.
JEWRY WALL
10 miles from Shangton 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
11 miles from Shangton Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
KIRBY HALL
13 miles from Shangton 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'.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
13 miles from Shangton 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
14 miles from Shangton 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 Shangton Parish
Shangton: St Nicholas
No churches found in Shangton Parish