English Heritage sites near Billesdon Parish
JEWRY WALL
8 miles from Billesdon 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.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
11 miles from Billesdon 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 MUXLOE CASTLE
12 miles from Billesdon 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.
KIRBY HALL
15 miles from Billesdon 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'.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
15 miles from Billesdon 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
17 miles from Billesdon 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 Billesdon Parish
Billesdon: St John the Baptist
Church Street
Billesdon
Leicester
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Our beautifully kept church building dates from the 12th Century and is open everyday between 9am and 5pm.
Morning prayer is said daily a 9am on weekdays and all are welcome. Our Sunday worship is a mixture of formal and informal using modern language. There is a robed choir and a group of altar servers and an enthusiastic team who ring our eight bells. Members of the church are involved with the Intercessions and the Readings, and the administration of the Holy Communion.
We have a group for children - 'Bright Lights' - who meet on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at the same time as the main service (11.00am) in the Old School building (in the churchyard). On the 1st and 3rd Sundays we worship all ages together with the first Sunday being our most informal and the 3rd Sunday being All Age Communion.
Thursday Holy Communion is at 9.30am and uses traditional language. We would love you to join us for any of our services.
Sunday morning services are followed by tea and coffee, everyone is welcome and we particularly enjoy being joined by those preparing for marriage, the baptism of children or their own baptism or confirmation as adults. Confirmation preparation takes place on a regular basis.
Pubs in Billesdon Parish
New Greyhound
2 Market Place, Billesdon, LE7 9AJ
(0116) 259 9087
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Queens Head
Church Street, Billesdon, LE7 9AE
(0116) 259 6352
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