English Heritage sites near Mapperley Parish
WINGFIELD MANOR
8 miles from Mapperley 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
13 miles from Mapperley 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.
SUTTON SCARSDALE HALL
16 miles from Mapperley Parish
The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
17 miles from Mapperley 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
17 miles from Mapperley 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.
BOLSOVER CASTLE
17 miles from Mapperley Parish
'By an unlikely miracle, the keep at Bolsover has survived into this century as an almost untouched expression in stone of the lost world of Elizabethan chivalry and romance.'
Churches in Mapperley Parish
Holy Trinity
Mapperley Lane
Mapperley
Derby
(0115) 932 4695
http://www.wssm.org.uk
We would like to extend a very warm welcome from all at Holy Trinity Church, Mapperley. Mapperley is a small village near Ilkeston, Derbyshire and adjacent to the villages of West Hallam and Stanley Common.
The original Church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1865, but was badly affected by subsidence from the local coal mines and closed for rebuilding in 1964. The National Coal Board agreed to finance a new church, which had to be designed to withstand any further subsidence. It was built on a concrete raft, with large A-framed beams as the main church support, giving it a modern triangular appearance, re-opening in 1966.
Although we are a relatively small congregation, what we lack in numbers is more than made up in our enthusiasm and joyful worship. We are fortunate to have a magnificent view of the local countryside through the windows of the church, a constant reminder of the wonderful gifts that God has provided.
We are part of a covenant of five churches in our area.
For more information on our church, our services and our community, please visit our website.
Pubs in Mapperley Parish
Old Black Horse
A free house village pub. Serving food and a choice of beers including local ales. Decor includes a display of landlords since 1821. Friendly staff and worth a visit in a picturesque location.