English Heritage sites near Countesthorpe Parish
JEWRY WALL
5 miles from Countesthorpe 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
7 miles from Countesthorpe 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
18 miles from Countesthorpe 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 Countesthorpe 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
19 miles from Countesthorpe 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.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
21 miles from Countesthorpe Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
Churches in Countesthorpe Parish
Countesthorpe: St Andrews
Main Street
Countesthorpe
Leicester
0116 2778643
http://www.standrewscountesthorpe.co.uk
We are the Anglican parish church here in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire.
But St Andrew’s is much more than a church building – we are a community of people who want to celebrate God’s love revealed to us in his Son Jesus Christ and who want to grow in and be transformed by that love. We care deeply about God, about each other and the community to which we belong.
See our website http://www.standrewscountesthorpe.co.uk/ for more information and news.
Pubs in Countesthorpe Parish
Axe & Square
22 Wigston Street, Countesthorpe, LE8 5RQ
(0116) 277 5576
theaxeandsquare.co.uk
Bulls Head
13 Main Street, Countesthorpe, LE8 5QX
(0116) 277 4510
bullsheadcountesthorpe.co.uk/
Countesthorpe Conservative Club
Countesthorpe Conservative Club, Countesthorpe
King William IV
Ex Courage - John Smith. The pub was rebuilt in 1939 with an attractive Georgian style exterior; the new pub was built behind the original which fronted the street. Closed for conversion to a Tesco supermarket, which opened in October 2013.
Railway
So named because of its close proximity to the site of Countesthorpe Railway Station which fell under the notorious Beeching Axe on New Year’s Day 1962. A cul-de-sac near the pub is aptly named Beeching's Close and the gardens of the houses...