Abington is a Town in the county of Northamptonshire.

Abington postcode: NN3 3HN

Retail in Abington

There are great places to visit near Abington including some great ruins, villages, castles, towns, woodlands, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, country parks, lakes, bluebell woods, rivers and streams, gardens, disused railway lines, nature reserves, historic monuments and museums.

There are a several good ruins in the Abington area like Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).

Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton are some of Abington best villages to visit near Abington.

There are a several good castles in the Abington area like Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle.

Abington's best nearby towns can be found at Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.

Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden are some of Abington best woodlands to visit near Abington.

Hiking Areas to visit near Abington include Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Abington area like Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).

Abington's best nearby parks can be found at Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.

There are a several good country parks in the Abington area like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.

There are a several good lakes in the Abington area like Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Abington include Coton Manor Garden.

Don't miss Northampton Marina's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Abington.

There are a several good gardens in the area around Abington like Cottesbrooke Hall.

Places near Abington feature a number of interesting disused railway lines including Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.

Abington has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.

Abington is near some unmissable historic monuments like Wellingborough War Memorial,

Rushden Museum is one of Abington's best, nearby museums to visit in Abington.

Abington History

There are some historic monuments around Abington:

• Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey
• Northampton Castle, remains of
• Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's churchyard
• Walgrave moated site.
• Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill
• Old St John's Church
• Upton medieval village and C17 garden earthworks
• Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton
• Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..
• Brixworth market cross
• Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge
• Abandoned areas of Walgrave Medieval village
• Longmans Hill long barrow
• Bowl barrow 530m north east of Rose Farm
• Churchyard cross base in St Michael's churchyard
• Settlement site 330yds (300m) N of mill
• Boughton bowl barrow
• Clifford Hill motte castle
• Upton bowl barrow
• The Berry ringwork