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.
There are a several good ruins in the Oundle area like Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
Oundle has some unmissable villages nearby like Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.
There are a number of castles near to Oundle including 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.
Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton are great places to visit near Oundle if you like hiking areas.
Historic Buildings to visit near Oundle include 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 great places to visit near Oundle if you like country parks.
Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir are some of Oundle best lakes to visit near Oundle.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Oundle like Coton Manor Garden.
There are a number of rivers and streams near to Oundle including Northampton Marina.
Don't miss Cottesbrooke Hall's gardens if visiting the area around Oundle.
Brampton Valley Way at Northampton is one of Oundle's best, nearby disused railway lines to visit in Oundle.
Oundle has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Don't miss Wellingborough War Memorial's historic monuments if visiting the area around Oundle.
Don't miss Rushden Museum's museums if visiting the area around Oundle.
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.
