Castlethorpe is a Village in the county of Buckinghamshire.

Castlethorpe postcode: MK19 7

Retail in Castlethorpe

There are great places to visit near Castlethorpe including some great villages, towns, parks, lakes, shopping centres, historic buildings, country parks and airports.

There are a number of villages near Castlethorpe including Haddenham, Caldecotte, Blue Bridge, New Bradwell, Tathall End, Castlethorpe, and Weston Underwood.

Towns to visit near Castlethorpe include Milton Keynes, Olney, High Wycombe, Buckingham, and Aylesbury.

The area around Castlethorpe boasts some of the best parks including Willen Lake, and Campbell Park.

The area around Castlethorpe boasts some of the best lakes including Willen Lake, and Thorney Country Park.

Don't miss The Centre:mk, and Eden Shopping Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Castlethorpe.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Castlethorpe area like Church of St Simon and St Jude, St Peter and St Paul - Olney, Weston Underwood, Church of St James the Great - Hanslope, The Old Gaol, and Waddesdon Manor.

Thorney Country Park is one of Castlethorpe's best, nearby country parks to visit in Castlethorpe.

There are a several good airports in the area around Castlethorpe like Wycombe Air Park.

Castlethorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Castlethorpe:

• Motte and bailey castle, deserted village and monastic grange at Old Wolverton
• Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park
• Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..
• Ashton Manor moated site
• Moor End Castle moated site and fish pond
• Wolverton iron trunk aqueduct
• Roman villa SE of Cosgrove Hall
• Roman villa SE of Stokegap Lodge
• Motte NW of the parish church
• Remains of the church and churchyard of St Mary Magdalen
• Bradwell castle mound: a motte and bailey castle 80m north east of St. Lawrence's Church.
• Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's churchyard
• Castlethorpe Castle: a motte and bailey, possible ringwork and associated earthworks 200m south-east of Castlethorpe Lodge
• The Grove Close moated site.
• The Toot: a motte and bailey castle and later manorial complex 450m south west of St Mary's Church
• A slight univallate hillfort 600m south east of Home Farm
• A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church
• Moated site with associated earthworks, 770m south of St Mary's Church, south of the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer Street
• Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks 150m south-east of Haversham Manor
• The Mount ringwork at Alderton
• Secklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street.
• Bradwell Bury: a moated site and associated manor house remains at Moat House
• Bradwell Abbey: a Benedictine priory, chapel and fishpond
• Moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 150m west of Loughton Manor