English Heritage sites near Lockington-Hemington Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
10 miles from Lockington-Hemington 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
15 miles from Lockington-Hemington 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
17 miles from Lockington-Hemington 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.
WINGFIELD MANOR
17 miles from Lockington-Hemington 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.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
22 miles from Lockington-Hemington Parish
The remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England, stands beside the New Hall she raised later in the 1590s.
RUFFORD ABBEY
25 miles from Lockington-Hemington Parish
The best-preserved remains of a Cistercian abbey west cloister range in England, dating mainly from about 1170. Incorporated into part of a 17th century and later mansion, set in Rufford Country Park.
Churches in Lockington-Hemington Parish
St Nicholas' Church, Lockington cum Hemington
Church Street
Lockington
Derby
01332 810364
Welcome! St Nicholas' Church sits at the heart of the villages of Lockington and Hemington, seeking, serving, praying, adapting as we try to work out what God is doing around us.
We are a community of ordinary people, of all ages and stages, and we would love to welcome you aboard. Whether you have a prayer request, seeking baptism, planning a wedding, or simply trying to make sense of life, we would love to hear from you.
Currently, we meet monthly on the last Sunday of each month at 4.00pm. A warm and friendly welcome awaits you, and we hope you experience the wonderful love and blessings of God.
We are part of the Church of England in the Benefice of Castle Donington with Lockington cum Hemington in the Diocese of Leicester.
Do scroll through the tabs on the left to find out what is going on and when.
We look forward to welcoming you at St Nicholas'. May God bless you.
Pubs in Lockington-Hemington Parish
Jolly Sailor
This 17th-century building is thought to have originally been a weaver's cottage. A pub since the 19th century, now the only one in the village, it retains many original features including old timbers, open fires and beamed ceiling - a conv...
Lockkeepers Rest
Opened June 2017 this micropub is situated in the old Lockkeepers Cottage leading to The River Trent. Access is a five to ten minute walk from Tamworth Road along the 'Sawley Cut'. This is an all weather canal path. The Nottingham Skylink s...
Plank & Leggit
Tamworth Road, Sawley, NG10 3AD
(0115) 972 1515
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