Semilong is a Town in the county of Northamptonshire.

Semilong postcode: NN2 6DF

Retail in Semilong

There are great places to visit near Semilong 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.

Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin) are some of Semilong best ruins to visit near Semilong.

There are a number of villages near Semilong including Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.

Castles to visit near Semilong include Lilbourne Castle.

Towns to visit near Semilong include Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.

The area around Semilong boasts some of the best woodlands including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.

Hiking Areas to visit near Semilong include Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Semilong area like 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 great places to visit near Semilong if you like parks.

Don't miss Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Semilong.

Don't miss Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Semilong.

There are a number of bluebell woods near to Semilong including Coton Manor Garden.

Places near Semilong feature a number of interesting rivers and streams including Northampton Marina.

The area close to Semilong boasts some of the best gardens including Cottesbrooke Hall.

The area around Semilong's best disused railway lines can be found at Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.

The area around Semilong features a number of interesting nature reserves including Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Semilong like Wellingborough War Memorial.

The area close to Semilong boasts some of the best museums including Rushden Museum.

Semilong History

There are some historic monuments around Semilong:

• The Berry ringwork
• Upton bowl barrow
• Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton
• Churchyard cross base in St Michael's churchyard
• Settlement site 330yds (300m) N of mill
• Holdenby Manor and gardens
• Clifford Hill motte castle
• Longmans Hill long barrow
• Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey
• Boughton bowl barrow
• Walgrave moated site.
• Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill
• Roman villa N of Road Hill Farm
• Brixworth market cross
• Northampton Castle, remains of
• Old St John's Church
• Upton medieval village and C17 garden earthworks
• Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..
• Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's churchyard
• Abandoned areas of Walgrave Medieval village