English Heritage sites near Austrey Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
7 miles from Austrey 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
12 miles from Austrey 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
14 miles from Austrey 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.
JEWRY WALL
18 miles from Austrey 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.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
19 miles from Austrey Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
21 miles from Austrey Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
Churches in Austrey Parish
St Nicholas, Austrey
Church Lane
Austrey
nr Atherstone
Warwickshire
07596933488
http://www.allsoulsnorthwarwickshire.co.uk
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Pubs in Austrey Parish
Bird in Hand
Main Road, Austrey, CV9 3EB
(01827) 830260
birdinhandaustrey.co.uk