Withcote

Withcote
Withcote
Withcote shown within Leicestershire
Civil parish	Withcote
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Oakham
Postcode district	LE15
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Harborough
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°38′39″N 0°49′35″W / 52.644125°N 0.82647°W / 52.644125; -0.82647Coordinates: 52°38′39″N 0°49′35″W / 52.644125°N 0.82647°W / 52.644125; -0.82647

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.

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.

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