Oundle is a Town in the county of Northamptonshire.
Oundle is a market town in North Northamptonshire on the left bank of the Nene River.
Oundle was held by the Crown until 1399 when King Richard II gave it to William Lord Latimer who founded Oundle School there 50 years later. A new hall was built for him over part of the foundations of the old town Hall, which had been bought by his father, Robert Lord Latimer.
There are great places to visit near Oundle 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.
Ruins to visit near Oundle include Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
Oundle has some unmissable villages nearby like Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.
Oundle is near some unmissable castles like Lilbourne Castle,
Towns to visit near Oundle include Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden are great places to visit near Oundle if you like woodlands.
The area around Oundle boasts some of the best hiking areas including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Oundle area like Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
There are a number of parks near Oundle including Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park are some of Oundle best country parks to visit near Oundle.
Oundle has some unmissable lakes nearby like Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.
The area around Oundle's best bluebell woods can be found at Coton Manor Garden.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Oundle like Northampton Marina.
Places near Oundle feature a number of interesting gardens including Cottesbrooke Hall.
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Oundle including Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
There are a number of nature reserves near Oundle including Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Oundle is near some unmissable historic monuments like Wellingborough War Memorial,
There are a number of museums near to Oundle including Rushden Museum.
Oundle History
There are some historic monuments around Oundle:
Places to see near Oundle
History of Oundle
The Domesday Book records Oundle in Polebrook hundred with a population of 36 households, a mill and a value in 1066 of £0.3, which had risen to £11 by 1086.
