English Heritage sites near Scraptoft Parish
JEWRY WALL
5 miles from Scraptoft 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
8 miles from Scraptoft 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 Scraptoft 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
18 miles from Scraptoft 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
19 miles from Scraptoft 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'.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
20 miles from Scraptoft 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.
Churches in Scraptoft Parish
Scraptoft: All Saints
Church Hill
Scraptoft
Leicester
(0116) 241 3205
http://www.scraptoftchurch.org.uk
All Saints is a medieval church in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England. We are under the sacramental and pastoral care of the Bishop of Richborough. The church is a centre for both worship and social life for the village of Scraptoft and the neighbouring area of Netherhall.
Pubs in Scraptoft Parish
Scraptoft Golf Club
Beeby Road, Scraptoft, LE7 9SJ
(0116) 241 9000
scraptoftgolfclub.co.uk
White House
375 Scraptoft Lane, Scraptoft, LE7 9SE
(0116) 241 1000
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