English Heritage sites near Elford Parish
WALL ROMAN SITE
6 miles from Elford 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
11 miles from Elford 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.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
16 miles from Elford Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
CROXDEN ABBEY
20 miles from Elford 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
21 miles from Elford 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.
HALESOWEN ABBEY
21 miles from Elford Parish
Remains of abbey founded by King John in the 13th century.