English Heritage sites near Frisby on the Wreake Parish
JEWRY WALL
11 miles from Frisby on the Wreake 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
13 miles from Frisby on the Wreake 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
17 miles from Frisby on the Wreake 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.
KIRBY HALL
21 miles from Frisby on the Wreake 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
21 miles from Frisby on the Wreake 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
23 miles from Frisby on the Wreake 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 Frisby on the Wreake Parish
Frisby-on-the-Wreake: St Thomas of Canterbury
Church Lane
Frisby-on-the-Wreake
Melton Mowbray
01664 561909 (Tu
Dear reader ,
Welcome ! Your churchwardens for St Thomas Church are Pru Smith & Simon Blake. Pru can be phoned on 01664 434468 and Simon on 01664 434580. Their email addresses are [email protected] & [email protected] . Do please come & visit us in Frisby : we'd be glad to show you the church and also our recently completed toilet & servery.
Pubs in Frisby on the Wreake Parish
Bell Frisby
2, Main Street,, Frisby on the Wreake, LE14 2NJ
(01664) 43496
thebellfrisby.com