English Heritage sites near Kimcote and Walton Parish
JEWRY WALL
11 miles from Kimcote and Walton 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
12 miles from Kimcote and Walton 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
15 miles from Kimcote and Walton Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
18 miles from Kimcote and Walton 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.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
19 miles from Kimcote and Walton Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
KIRBY HALL
21 miles from Kimcote and Walton 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'.
Churches in Kimcote and Walton Parish
All Saints', Kimcote
Walton Road
Kimcote
Lutterworth
01858882032
http://www.avonswift.co.uk
We are the Parish church (Church of England) for the villages of Kimcote and Walton in South Leicestershire. We are part of the Avon Swift Benefice, a group of 11 Church of England Parishes in the Diocese of Leicester. We welcome everyone to join us in worship and community in our village church.
Our Mission Statement:
"We the parishes of The Avon-Swift Benefice commit ourselves to God and to one another, seeking to become a community that is centred on Christ and inspired by the Spirit to respond to the love of the Father and share it with others."
Pubs in Kimcote and Walton Parish
Dog & Gun
The Dog & gun has traded as a free house since 2016, but was formerly a Banks’s house prior to the Marston’s take over. It is said that in earlier times, the pub was just one of four occupiers of the existing building. Viewing the front ele...