English Heritage sites near Swinfen and Packington Parish
WALL ROMAN SITE
3 miles from Swinfen and Packington 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.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
13 miles from Swinfen and Packington Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
15 miles from Swinfen and Packington 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.
HALESOWEN ABBEY
18 miles from Swinfen and Packington Parish
Remains of abbey founded by King John in the 13th century.
BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK
19 miles from Swinfen and Packington Parish
Enjoy a day out at Boscobel House and its famous The Royal Oak as you discover one of the most dramatic escape stories in English History. Visitors can explore the restored oak pasture and orchard, get hands-on with history in the house, meet the farmyard animals and have fun in the play area.
WHITE LADIES PRIORY
20 miles from Swinfen and Packington Parish
Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian Canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.
No churches found in Swinfen and Packington Parish
Pubs in Swinfen and Packington Parish
Whittington Arms
Tamworth Road, Freeford, WS14 9PS
(01543) 432340
thewhittingtonarmslichfield.co.uk/