English Heritage sites near Mowsley Parish
JEWRY WALL
10 miles from Mowsley 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
12 miles from Mowsley 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 MUXLOE CASTLE
12 miles from Mowsley 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
15 miles from Mowsley 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
16 miles from Mowsley 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
17 miles from Mowsley 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 Mowsley Parish
Mowsley: St Nicholas
Pubs in Mowsley Parish
Staff of Life
Main Street, Mowsley, LE17 6NT
(0116) 240 2359
staffoflifeinn.co.uk