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The Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II* listed building and is part of Market Bosworth Benefice. It was rebuilt by the Wollaston family in about 1860. A 17th-century memorial to William Wollaston was moved into the church.

The manor of Shenton was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Scentone', where it is recorded as being owned by the Norman magnate, administrator and landowner Henry de Ferrers. This manor formed the estate that belongs to Shenton Hall today. William Wollaston purchased the 2,300-acre (930 ha) estate at Shenton in 1626. Though the family had humble origins from Staffordshire, Henry Wollaston had established a successful drapery business in London, after being apprenticed to a woollen draper as a young man. In 1616, Henry Wollaston died and William inherited his father’s profitable business, which enabled him to purchase Shenton Hall. Records state that William Wollaston did not begin to build (or rebuild) Shenton Hall until 1629. Wollaston displayed this date along with his initials on a stone tablet set into the gatehouse (“WW 1629“). The house was greatly extended to the rear in 1862. The Wollastons occupied the house until 1940 when the army took possession of it.

The sundial commemorates Richard alongside other combatants and is located at the top of Ambion Hill.

Ambion Hill was the site of Richard III's encampment on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth.

A local legend records that it was from the spring which Richard drank before the battle. This might suggest that the well was already noted and perhaps a holy well? Another legend records that on a hawthorn tree near the spring King Richard’s crown was found which would be very coincidental if the former legend was correct. This seems likely to be a piece of folklore later adapted to support the well rather than vica versa.

The wood can be accessed from the Bosworth Battlefield or from along the Ashby Canal. It is privately owned but crossed by footpaths.

Located on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal, this tranquil spot provides a gateway to the Bosworth Battlefield through Ambion Wood.

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