A pleasant village of thatched cottages with a brook running alongside the main street. There are several examples of timber framed buildings and one medieval style Cruck cottage. The ruined Church, now designated as an ancient monument, had been disused since the 16th Century and had a quaint broach spire which collapsed in 1986. It probably formed part of an early 14th Century mansion, the site of which is still known as Hemington Hall. The great kitchen completed in 1620, and known locally as the nunnery, now serves as a barn.
Just outside the villageare the remains of Civil War trenches which were dug in preparation for an attack on Hemington Hall, the residence of Sir John Harpur - Crewe whos family later achieved a certain fame as the owners of Calke Abbey. Part of Hemington village still belongs to the Harpur-Crewe estate.
For centuries the remains of a medieval bridge over the old course of the River Trent in Hemington lay covered in water logged sand and gravel.
Having been swept away on at least three occasions, it is remarkable that much of the timber and stonework has remained intact.
It is a unique survival.
After archaeologists recovered Hemington bridge in 1993, it has been being looked after with a view to putting it on display.
The timbers were first discovered by a retired Leicestershire GP, the late Chris Salisbury, in 1993.
Over the past 16 years, the bridge timbers have been immersed in a sugar solution generously supplied by British Sugar. Since 1993 the company has delivered around 70 tonnes of liquid sugar to Leicestershire County Council, free of charge, to undertake this process.
In 2010, the timbers were moved to a drying chamber for the final stages of the conservation process at Snibston Discovery Museum. Once restoration is complete, the timbers - part of the largest medieval wooden structure in the region, after Lincoln Cathedral's roof - could be put on display.
