English Heritage sites near Sproxton Parish
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
18 miles from Sproxton 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
20 miles from Sproxton 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 HALL
21 miles from Sproxton 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'.
APETHORPE PALACE
22 miles from Sproxton Parish
Stately Apethorpe Palace, owned by Elizabeth I, then favourite Royal residence for James I and Charles I, has one of the country's most complete Jacobean interiors.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
23 miles from Sproxton 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
26 miles from Sproxton Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
Churches in Sproxton Parish
Saltby: St. Peter
Croxton Road
Saltby
Melton Mowbray
01572 789954
https://www.framlandparishes.org
For more information, please visit: https://www.framlandparishes.org
Sproxton: St. Bartholomew
Church Lane
Sproxton
Melton Mowbray
01572 789954
https://www.framlandparishes.org
For more information, please visit: https://www.framlandparishes.org
Stonesby: St Peter
Church Street
Stonesby
Melton Mowbray
01664 494 424
https://www.ironstonechurches.org/stonesby.html
For the latest news, services and events please visit the benefice website www.ironstonechurches.org
Pubs in Sproxton Parish
Crown
Nags Head
Back Street, Saltby, LE14 4RN
(01476) 860491
saltbyvillage.co.uk/nags-head