Stanwick is a Village in the county of Northamptonshire.
Stanwick is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located about a mile to the southwest of Raunds.
The village is home to Stanwick Lakes, a popular wetland nature reserve beside the River Nene.
The area is also popular for fishing, golfing, and bird watching
There is a stanwick stoneware pottery company based in the village and the village has two pubs, The Thatched House and The White Swan. It also has a hairdressers, a fish and chip shop, an Indian restaurant and an Italian ice cream parlour
The nearest railway station is at Wellingborough, about five miles away. Trains run regularly to London St Pancras International, taking around 45 minutes.
There are great places to visit near Stanwick 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.
Stanwick has some unmissable ruins nearby like Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
There are a several good villages in the Stanwick area like Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.
Stanwick has some unmissable castles nearby like Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle.
The area around Stanwick boasts some of the best towns including Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
There are a several good woodlands in the Stanwick area like Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.
The area around Stanwick boasts some of the best hiking areas including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Historic Buildings to visit near Stanwick include Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
Stanwick has some unmissable parks nearby like Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
There are a several good country parks in the Stanwick area like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.
Don't miss Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Stanwick.
Coton Manor Garden is a great place to visit close to Stanwick if you like bluebell woods.
The area close to Stanwick boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Northampton Marina.
Stanwick is near some unmissable gardens like Cottesbrooke Hall,
Disused Railway Lines to visit near Stanwick include Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Stanwick has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Stanwick is near some unmissable historic monuments like Wellingborough War Memorial,
Rushden Museum is a great place to visit close to Stanwick if you like museums.
Stanwick History
There are some historic monuments around Stanwick:
