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).
Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton are great places to visit near Oundle if you like villages.
Don't miss Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle's castles if visiting the area around Oundle.
There are a several good towns in the Oundle area like Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
The area around Oundle boasts some of the best woodlands including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.
Don't miss Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton's hiking areas if visiting the area around Oundle.
The area around Oundle features a number of interesting historic buildings including Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
There are a several good parks in the Oundle area like 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.
Oundle's best nearby lakes can be found at Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.
Don't miss Coton Manor Garden's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Oundle.
Oundle is near some unmissable rivers and streams like Northampton Marina,
Cottesbrooke Hall is one of Oundle's best, nearby gardens to visit in Oundle.
Places near Oundle feature a number of interesting disused railway lines including Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
The area around Oundle features a number of interesting nature reserves including 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.
