English Heritage sites near Linton Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
5 miles from Linton 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
13 miles from Linton 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
17 miles from Linton 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.
CROXDEN ABBEY
19 miles from Linton 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.
JEWRY WALL
21 miles from Linton 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
23 miles from Linton Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
Churches in Linton Parish
Christ Church Linton and Castle Gresley
Hillside Road
Linton & Castle Gresley
Swadlincote
01283536710
Sunday Services:
at 11 a.m.
1st Sunday - Morning Prayer
2nd Sunday - Holy Communion
3rd Sunday - Morning Prayer
4th Sunday - Holy Communion
5th Sunday - Holy Communion
Pubs in Linton Parish
Holly Bush
Popular Victorian pub (earliest local record dated 1846) near the southern edge of the village. Caters primarily for drinkers and sports/games enthusiasts in the single large L-shaped room, with its low beamed ceiling and exposed wall timb...
Red Lion
Friendly end-terrace local, originally (18th-century) three cottages, but converted into a pub in the early 19th-century (earliest pub record is 1827). Some signage still indicates previous Gibbs Mew ownership.
A basic public bar and smal...