English Heritage sites near Goadby Parish
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
8 miles from Goadby 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
11 miles from Goadby 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
11 miles from Goadby Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
KIRBY HALL
12 miles from Goadby 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'.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
13 miles from Goadby Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
14 miles from Goadby 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.
Churches in Goadby Parish
Goadby: St John the Baptist
Goadby is a small church dating from the 13th Century but much altered over the years. Considerable restoration has taken place in 2009-2010 to provide for further community use.
Services are held on the 1st Sunday of the month at 5pm - either Evensong or Communion. Visitors and fellow pilgrims are given a warm welcome.
No churches found in Goadby Parish