English Heritage sites near Rolleston Parish
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
9 miles from Rolleston 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 Rolleston 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 Rolleston 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 Rolleston 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 Rolleston 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
15 miles from Rolleston 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 Rolleston Parish
Rolleston: St John the Baptist
Rolleston Church is now the private chapel to Rolleston Hall but is open for worship and baptisms, weddings, and funerals. The only service at present is held on Christmas Eve at 7pm every other year.
No churches found in Rolleston Parish