Raunds
Raunds
Raunds is a town beside the River Nene in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
In moden Ruands was a town based around boot making in the industrial revolutions but the area has been the site of medieval and Roman occupation. Today, industry is removed to the outskirts of the town where there is a major distribution centre.
The area around the River Nene at Raunds is home to the popular Stanwick Lakes.
Created: 17 May 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Raunds
Nene - conf Brampton Branch to conf Ise Details
Nene - conf Brampton Branch to conf Ise
Nene - conf Brampton Branch to conf Ise is a river in Bedfordshire
Nene - conf Brampton Branch to conf Ise takes in water from an area around 66.414 km2 in size and is part of the Nene Middle catchment area.
Nene - conf Brampton Branch to conf Ise is 20.748 km long and has been heavily modified by industry in the past.
Local History around Raunds
There are some historic monuments around including:
Crow Hill Iron Age hillfort with associated Iron Age, Roman and Medieval settlementsNorth Raunds Saxon and Medieval SettlementSaffron moat at Higham FerrersRoman timber bridge over Harper BrookHigham Ferrers Motte and Bailey Castle, with Ponds, Warren and DovecoteThree Hills round barrowsChurchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin churchyardRemains of manor house and gardenTwo post mill mounds 560m and 660m north west of St John the Baptist's Church'Chichele College': the remains of the medieval college of Higham FerrersTitchmarsh Castle moated site and fishpondsIrthlingborough BridgeRoman villaMarket cross 44m north of the Town HallSite of old manor house at KeystonMedieval settlement remains at WoodfordBowl barrow 700m north of Woodford MillYielden Castle: a motte and bailey castle, fishponds and associated enclosuresMallows Cotton deserted medieval villageIrthlingborough bowl barrow, 760m west of Rutland LodgeThorpe End Iron Age, Saxon and Medieval settlementRaunds bowl barrowChurchyard cross in St Peter's churchyardMedieval Settlement of West Cotton.Wildlife in and Around Raunds
Mammals found in Raunds
There have been 18 species of mammals recorded in the raunds area.
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
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Birds found in Raunds
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the raunds area.
| Baikal Teal (Anas formosa) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
