Norcot is a Village in the county of Berkshire.

Retail in Norcot

There are great places to visit near Norcot including some great towns, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.

Don't miss Wokingham, and Reading's towns if visiting the area around Norcot.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Norcot like Dinton Pastures.

There are a number of lakes near to Norcot including Dinton Pastures.

The area close to Norcot boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Oracle.

Norcot History

There are some historic monuments around Norcot:

• Remains of St John the Baptist church at Ufton Green Farm
• Camp on Bozedown
• High Bridge
• Earthworks in Friarhampstead Wood
• Sheffield (or Shenfield) Lock
• Moated site at Kenney's Farm
• Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs
• Bowl barrow: part of a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs
• Castle Grove camp
• Bowl barrow north of Holden's Firs: part of the Holden's Firs barrow cemetery
• Grim's Bank: section extending 420yds (400m) in Old Park and Raven Hill, Ufton Park
• Highlands Farm Palaeolithic site
• Grim's Bank: section extending 560yds (510m) in Pennsylvania Wood, Ufton Park
• Hillfort south west of Pond Farm, near Silchester
• The Late Iron Age oppidum and Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum and associated features
• Grim's Bank: section extending 240yds (220m) E of Padworth Gully
• Moated site and three fishponds at Ufton Nervet
• Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork.
• Seven fishponds at Ufton Court
• Moated site and two fishponds, Moathouse Cottage
• Grim's Bank: section extending SW 900yds (825m) from New Plantation, Ufton Park, to a point 250yds (230m) SE of Rectory
• Grim's Bank: section extending 300yds (275m) in Church Plantation
• Moated site at Sheepbridge Court
• Round barrow cemetery at Holden's Firs
• Greys Court; castle wall, towers and well house
• Grim's Bank: section extending 880yds (795m) in Old Warren
• Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage
• Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm