English Heritage sites near Wigston Parva Parish
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
10 miles from Wigston Parva 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.
JEWRY WALL
11 miles from Wigston Parva 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.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
16 miles from Wigston Parva Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
18 miles from Wigston Parva 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 Wigston Parva Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
WALL ROMAN SITE
25 miles from Wigston Parva Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
Churches in Wigston Parva Parish
Wigston Parva: St Mary the Virgin
No churches found in Wigston Parva Parish