English Heritage sites near Walton upon Trent Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
8 miles from Walton upon Trent 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
10 miles from Walton upon Trent 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.
CROXDEN ABBEY
17 miles from Walton upon Trent 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
20 miles from Walton upon Trent 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.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
21 miles from Walton upon Trent Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
JEWRY WALL
24 miles from Walton upon Trent 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.
Churches in Walton upon Trent Parish
St Laurence
Station Lane
Walton-on-Trent
Derby
01283 713260
Priest in Charge - Vacant
Church Wardens - Grace Moore 01283 713260 and Michael Toft 01283 213861.Please contact one of them for weddings, baptisms and funerals
Formerly in Walcross Benefice with St John the Baptist Croxall, St Mary's Rosliston, and Linton with Castle Gresley
Now part of Trent United Benefice with St John the Baptist, Croxall, St Mary's Rosliston, St Mary's Coton in the Elms and Immanuel Stapenhill
Our normal service time is 9.45 am on most Sundays. We have an all benefice service once a month, these begin at 10.30 am and can be at any one of the five churches in our benefice. The services for the current month will be on the Church notice board, by the lychgate. If you are planning to visit from 'afar' please ring the Church Warden for details.
We share coffee and biscuits after our services, we are a small and friendly bunch - new faces are always welcome!
The church is notable for its many wood carvings done by a previous vicar.
Pubs in Walton upon Trent Parish
Shoulder of Mutton
Typical two-roomed traditional locals pub, built late 1800s, with a basic public bar and a smart L-shaped lounge. Outdoor drinking on concrete patio to rear, with picnic tables/chairs; grassed area beyond (up steps from patio). Very rest...
Swan
Main Street, Walton-on-Trent, DE12 8LZ
None
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