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 some of Oundle best villages to visit near Oundle.
Oundle has some unmissable castles nearby like Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle.
Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston are great places to visit near Oundle if you like towns.
Oundle has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.
The area around Oundle boasts some of the best hiking areas including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Oundle's best nearby historic buildings can be found at 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.
Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir are some of Oundle best lakes to visit near Oundle.
Coton Manor Garden is one of Oundle's best, nearby bluebell woods to visit in Oundle.
Places near Oundle feature a number of interesting rivers and streams including Northampton Marina.
Gardens to visit near Oundle include Cottesbrooke Hall.
There are a several good disused railway lines in the area around Oundle like Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
The area around Oundle boasts some of the best nature reserves including Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Wellingborough War Memorial is a great place to visit close to Oundle if you like historic monuments.
Places near Oundle feature a number of interesting museums 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.
