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 number of ruins near Oundle including Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
There are a several good villages in the Oundle area like Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.
Castles to visit near Oundle include 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.
There are a number of woodlands near Oundle including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.
Hiking Areas to visit near Oundle include Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
The area around Oundle boasts some of the best historic buildings including Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park are some of Oundle best parks to visit near Oundle.
Oundle has some unmissable country parks nearby like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.
Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir are great places to visit near Oundle if you like lakes.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Oundle like Coton Manor Garden.
The area close to Oundle boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Northampton Marina.
Don't miss Cottesbrooke Hall's gardens if visiting the area around Oundle.
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Oundle including Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Oundle's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Places near Oundle feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Wellingborough War Memorial.
Rushden Museum is a great place to visit close to Oundle if you like museums.
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.
