English Heritage sites near Willington Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
8 miles from Willington 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.
CROXDEN ABBEY
16 miles from Willington 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.
WINGFIELD MANOR
17 miles from Willington 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
18 miles from Willington 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
20 miles from Willington 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.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
22 miles from Willington Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
No churches found in Willington Parish
Pubs in Willington Parish
Boardwalk
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington, DE65 6DW
(01283) 702669
theboardwalkbar.co.uk
Cherry Tree Farm
Etwall Road, Willington, DE65 6DX
(01283) 701785
cherrytreefarmpub.co.uk
Dragon
13 The Green, Willington, DE65 6BP
(01283) 704795
thedragonatwillington.co.uk
Green Man
1 Canal Bridge, Willington, DE65 6BQ
(01283) 702377
greenmanwillington.com/index