English Heritage sites near Upper Broughton Parish
JEWRY WALL
15 miles from Upper Broughton 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
16 miles from Upper Broughton 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
20 miles from Upper Broughton 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
22 miles from Upper Broughton 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.
RUFFORD ABBEY
24 miles from Upper Broughton Parish
The best-preserved remains of a Cistercian abbey west cloister range in England, dating mainly from about 1170. Incorporated into part of a 17th century and later mansion, set in Rufford Country Park.
WINGFIELD MANOR
25 miles from Upper Broughton 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 Upper Broughton Parish
St Luke at Upper Broughton
Pubs in Upper Broughton Parish
Tap & Run
Main Road, Upper Broughton, LE14 3BG
(01664) 820407
tapandrun.co.uk