English Heritage sites near Leigh Parish
CROXDEN ABBEY
4 miles from Leigh 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
19 miles from Leigh 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.
ARBOR LOW STONE CIRCLE AND GIB HILL BARROW
19 miles from Leigh Parish
The region's most important prehistoric site, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set in high moorland. A circle of some 50 white limestone slabs within an earthen bank and ditch.
BOSCOBEL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL OAK
21 miles from Leigh 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
21 miles from Leigh 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.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
22 miles from Leigh 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.
Churches in Leigh Parish
Leigh All Saints
Pubs in Leigh Parish
Farmer's Arms
Country free house in small, hard-to-find village, Lively atmosphere with friendly locals. Home cooked chips and local meat, accentuate the good menu. Elongated front area divided into three parts, including a small snug area underneath a w...
Star
Small, friendly local serving excellent, well-kept ales One elongated pub, divided into four separate areas; a Comfortable place to sup your pint. The guest beers will come from a mixture of regional and National breweries.