English Heritage sites near Market Overton Parish
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
12 miles from Market Overton 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
15 miles from Market Overton 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
16 miles from Market Overton 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.
LONGTHORPE TOWER
20 miles from Market Overton Parish
Longthorpe Tower displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe.
JEWRY WALL
21 miles from Market Overton 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.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
21 miles from Market Overton Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
Churches in Market Overton Parish
Market Overton: St Peter & St Paul
Teigh Road
Market Overton
Oakham
01572 724007
http://www.oakhamteam.org.uk
We are a small village church with a friendly congregation and enthusiastic choir. We would be very pleased to see you if you are able to visit.
You can find details of all our services on our website.
Pubs in Market Overton Parish
Black Bull
2 Teigh Road, Market Overton, LE15 7PW
(01572) 767677
theblackbullmarketoverton.co.uk/