English Heritage sites near Thrussington Parish
JEWRY WALL
9 miles from Thrussington 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
11 miles from Thrussington 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
18 miles from Thrussington 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.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
19 miles from Thrussington 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
23 miles from Thrussington 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'.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
24 miles from Thrussington 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 Thrussington Parish
Six Hills: Mission
Thrussington: Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Church
Church Lane
Thrussington
Leicester
https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/5262/
The Church of England in Thrussington.
Pubs in Thrussington Parish
Blue Lion
This late 18th-century rural inn was once two cottages. Good-value pub grub, featuring meat supplied by the local butcher, is served in the comfortable lounge. However, the bar is the heart of the pub, where locals meet for high-pressure da...
Star Inn
37 The Green, Thrussington, LE7 4UH
(01664) 424220
thestarinn1744.co.uk/