English Heritage sites near North Luffenham Parish
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
6 miles from North Luffenham 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
7 miles from North Luffenham 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'.
APETHORPE PALACE
7 miles from North Luffenham Parish
Stately Apethorpe Palace, owned by Elizabeth I, then favourite Royal residence for James I and Charles I, has one of the country's most complete Jacobean interiors.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
13 miles from North Luffenham Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
LONGTHORPE TOWER
14 miles from North Luffenham Parish
Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
14 miles from North Luffenham 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 North Luffenham Parish
Pubs in North Luffenham Parish
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1 Pinfold Lane, North Luffenham, LE15 8LE
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