English Heritage sites near Worthington Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
3 miles from Worthington 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
12 miles from Worthington 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
15 miles from Worthington 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
21 miles from Worthington 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.
WINGFIELD MANOR
22 miles from Worthington Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
CROXDEN ABBEY
24 miles from Worthington Parish
The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.
Churches in Worthington Parish
Saint Matthew's Church
Church Street
Worthington
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
(01530) 412339
http://stmatthewsworthington.net
Saint Matthew’s is a typical small village church dating back to the 12th century. For nearly 800 years people have been worshipping God in this church and we continue to offer a warm welcome to all who would like to join us.
Please visit our website for further detailed information about our church and services
Pubs in Worthington Parish
Cross Keys
9 Worthington Lane, Newbold Coleorton, LE67 8PJ
(01530) 224799
crosskeysnewbold.co.uk/gallery
Gelsmoor
Rempstone Road, Griffydam, LE67 8HP
(01530) 222507
gelsmoor.co.uk/