English Heritage sites near Little Stretton Parish
JEWRY WALL
6 miles from Little Stretton 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
9 miles from Little Stretton 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
13 miles from Little Stretton 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 Little Stretton 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
17 miles from Little Stretton 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
18 miles from Little Stretton 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 Little Stretton Parish
Stretton Parva: St John the Baptist
Little Stretton
Little Stretton
Leicester
0116 2599752
http://www.thegaulbygroup.org.uk
St John the Baptist and St Clement in Little Stretton is part of the Gaulby group.
The Gaulby group consists of four small, rural villages in east Leicestershire. Our aim is that the church should be at the centre of the community, both physically and spiritually.
The church in Little Stretton is not in use at the moment due to concerns about the safety of the tower.
No churches found in Little Stretton Parish