Withcote Hall is a
Grade II* listed building that is on
Historic England's
Heritage at Risk Register as being unoccupied and in a very bad state It is an early C18 country house, incorporating an earlier building. In the sixteenth century the house built by
Roger Ratcliffe was described by
John Leland as "one of the fairest houses in Leicestershire". The Tudor
Withcote Chapel adjoins the Hall and is protected by the
Churches Conservation Trust. It contains some stained glass attributed to
Galyon Hone; a glazier to
Henry VIII.
Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed at Withcote on 24 September 1586 on her way to
Fotheringhay Castle.
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. ==Notable residents==