Wappenham is a Village in the county of Northamptonshire.

Wappenham postcode: NN12 8SL

Retail in Wappenham

There are great places to visit near Wappenham 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 Wappenham include Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).

There are a several good villages in the Wappenham area like Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.

Don't miss Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle's castles if visiting the area around Wappenham.

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

Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden are some of Wappenham best woodlands to visit near Wappenham.

Wappenham has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.

Wappenham has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).

There are a number of parks near Wappenham including Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.

There are a several good country parks in the Wappenham area like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.

The area around Wappenham boasts some of the best lakes including Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.

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

Rivers and Streams to visit near Wappenham include Northampton Marina.

Cottesbrooke Hall is a great place to visit close to Wappenham if you like gardens.

Wappenham is near some unmissable disused railway lines like Brampton Valley Way at Northampton,

There are a several good nature reserves in the Wappenham area like Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.

Wellingborough War Memorial is a great place to visit close to Wappenham if you like historic monuments.

Rushden Museum is one of Wappenham's best, nearby museums to visit in Wappenham.

Wappenham History

There are some historic monuments around Wappenham:

• Brackley motte and bailey castle
• Castle Dykes motte and bailey castle
• Old Mountains moat, fishpond and warren
• Site of medieval village of Stutchbury
• Preston Capes motte and bailey castle
• Sulgrave bowl barrow
• Earthworks
• Bury Mount motte castle
• Windmill Pool moated site and associated water control features
• Site of the medieval settlement of Kirby
• Castle Hill ringwork, Weedon Lois
• Univallate hillfort 250m south and a bowl barrow 300m south east of Castle Dykes Farm
• Bank of Roman town 550ft (170m) in length N of Brackley Road and W of High Street
• Lordsfields Farm moated site.
• Canons Ashby: the remains of a medieval monastery, castle, settlement and fields, post-medieval houses, gardens and park, and a series of five dams
• Astwell Castle Farm (uninhabited portions)