Civil parish Withcote Country England Police Leicestershire Local time Tuesday 9:37 PM Postcode district LE15 UK parliament constituency Harborough | Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Fire Leicestershire Shire county Leicestershire Post town Oakham | |
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Withcote is a small parish comprising a number of scattered dwellings in Harborough /ˈhɑːrbrə/, a local government district of Leicestershire. The population is included in the civil parish of Braunston-in-Rutland.
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Map of Withcote, UK
Buildings
Withcote Hall is a Grade II* listed building that is on English Heritage's Heritage at Risk register. It is an early C18 country house, incorporating an earlier building.
The Tudor Withcote Chapel adjoins the Hall and is protected by the Churches Conservation Trust and contains some stained glass attributed to Galeon Hone; a glazier to Henry VIII.
Sauvey Castle, an early medieval ringwork and bailey castle and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, is also in this parish.
Close by is Launde Abbey which contains the Tudor monument to Gregory Cromwell, son of Thomas, who dissolved the monastery and built himself a mansion there.