English Heritage sites near King's Norton Parish
JEWRY WALL
7 miles from King's Norton 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
10 miles from King's Norton 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
12 miles from King's Norton 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
15 miles from King's Norton 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
16 miles from King's Norton 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
17 miles from King's Norton 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 King's Norton Parish
King's Norton: St John the Baptist
Norton Lane
King's Norton
Leicester
0116 259 9752
http://www.thegaulbygroup.org.uk
Welcome.
St John the Baptist is part of the Gaulby group.
The Gaulby group consists of four small, rural villages in east Leicestershire. We work closely together and our aim is that the church is at the centre of our community, bothe physically and spiritually.
Please visit our website for times of services and see what other events are coming up, both church and community based.
No churches found in King's Norton Parish