English Heritage sites near Hartshorne Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
4 miles from Hartshorne 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
16 miles from Hartshorne 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
17 miles from Hartshorne Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
JEWRY WALL
19 miles from Hartshorne 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.
CROXDEN ABBEY
20 miles from Hartshorne Parish
The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.
WINGFIELD MANOR
21 miles from Hartshorne Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
Churches in Hartshorne Parish
St Peter
Church Street
Hartshorne
Swadlincote
07802963817
http://hartshornechurch.org.uk/
As the local parish church we are here to serve God and the community of Hartshorne. We believe that God loves His people and His solution for the world was His son Jesus. We have a living, breathing faith that is relevant to the world today. We believe in a loving God and believe we have a role in reaching out to the world. We are concerned about the community in which we live and seek to work to bring practical acts of love to the people of Hartshorne.
We are currently without a vicar but have a curate and a good team of preachers and worship leaders..
Pubs in Hartshorne Parish
Admiral Rodney Inn
This traditional village pub dates back to the early 19th-century when known as the Lord Rodney, but was substantially rebuilt in 1959, and later extended and refurbished in 1998 to provide an open-plan L-shaped drinking area, retaining the...
Bull's Head
1 Woodville Road, Hartshorne, DE11 7ET
(01283) 215299
bullsheadhartshorne.co.uk/
Greyhound Inn
Smart free-house which re-opened in 2010 after radical extension and refurbishment following two years of closure. The main open plan bar, with pillars and a few 'cosy corners', is accessible from the front and from the rear car park. Par...
Hartshorne Working Men's Club
Hartshorne Working Men's Club, Hartshorne
Mill Wheel
31 Ticknall Road, Hartshorne, DE11 7AS
(01283) 219737
themillwheel.com/