English Heritage sites near Coleorton Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
2 miles from Coleorton 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
11 miles from Coleorton 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
14 miles from Coleorton 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
20 miles from Coleorton 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.
WINGFIELD MANOR
23 miles from Coleorton Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
CROXDEN ABBEY
25 miles from Coleorton 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.
Churches in Coleorton Parish
Coleorton: St John's Chapel
Coleorton
Coalville
01530 564372
http://sthelensashby.net
St John's chapel is one of two church buildings within the parish of St Mary the Virgin Coleorton. It is a small but lovely chapel set in beautiful countryside, but requiring some renovation works at the moment. In use until very recently, we currently hold Coleorton services either at St Mary's church or at Viscount Beaumont School:
1st Sunday - 10:30 Holy Communion at Viscount Beaumont Primary School, Ashby Road, LE67 8FD
2nd Sunday - 10:30 Morning Worship at St Mary's
3rd Sunday - 10:30 Holy Communion at St Mary's
4th Sunday - 3:30 Messy Church at Viscount Beaumont Primary School
5th Sunday - Join with other churches in our Flagstaff Family for a team service.
Coleorton: St Mary the Virgin
A 512. Loughborough Road,
Coleorton,
Coalville
(01530) 564372
Our church is warm, welcoming and relaxed. If you join us for a service. we'll be friendly without being pushy - and we will definitely offer you a cuppa!
We are proud of our heritage but we are also a forward-looking and ambitious group of people, seeking to fulfil God's mission for us in this lovely place.
We are part of the Ashby and Breedon Team Ministry and our parish priest is the Reverend Mary Gregory who is based at St Helen's Rectory, Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
We hold a service every Sunday (with a few exceptions) either in our main church building or at Viscount Beaumont C of E Primary School. Our worship style depends on the service you choose, with all ages welcome.
So there you have it! If you are looking for a big town church, you will no doubt head into Ashby -de-la-Zouch, but if you want small, friendly and distinctively Coleorton, do come along - we would be delighted to meet you!
If you would like further information, please contact Reverend Mary Gregory, 01530 564372, ([email protected]) and she would be happy to tell you more and/or arrange for one of us to offer you a lift to church.
Pubs in Coleorton Parish
Angel
85 The Moor, Coleorton, LE67 8GB
(01530) 834742
theangelinncoleorton.co.uk/
King's Arms
187 The Moor, Coleorton, LE67 8GD
(01530) 815435
kingsarmscoleorton.co.uk
New Inn
Clay Lane, Peggs Green, LE67 8JE
(01530) 222293
thenewinnpeggsgreen.co.uk/.