English Heritage sites near West Haddon Parish
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
14 miles from West Haddon Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
18 miles from West Haddon Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
CHICHELE COLLEGE
20 miles from West Haddon Parish
The gatehouse, chapel and other remains of a communal residence for priests serving the parish church, founded by locally-born Archbishop Chichele before 1425. Regularly used for events, and art and heritage exhibitions.
JEWRY WALL
21 miles from West Haddon 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
22 miles from West Haddon 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
22 miles from West Haddon 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.
Churches in West Haddon Parish
All Saints'
High Street
West Haddon
01788 226226
https://onechurch4parishes.co.uk/
All Saints' West Haddon is one of four churches in the Long Buckby Group, along with St Lawrences, Long Buckby; St Peter & St Paul, Watford; and St Michael & All Angels, Winwick.
Pubs in West Haddon Parish
Crown Inn
3 High Street, West Haddon, NN6 7AP
(01788) 510381
thecrownwesthaddon.com
Pytchley Inn
23 High Street, West Haddon, NN6 7AP
(01788) 510426
thepytchley.co.uk
Sheaf
7 West End, West Haddon, NN6 7AY
(01788) 511693
thesheafinn.co.uk