Besthorpe is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Besthorpe

There are great places to visit near Besthorpe including some great cities, castles, historic buildings, villages, country parks and shopping centres.

Don't miss Nottingham's cities if visiting the area around Besthorpe.

Places near Besthorpe feature a number of interesting castles including Nottingham Castle.

Places near Besthorpe feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Nottingham Castle.

The area close to Besthorpe boasts some of the best villages including Gedling.

Gedling Country Park is one of Besthorpe's best, nearby country parks to visit in Besthorpe.

Don't miss Victoria Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Besthorpe.

Besthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Besthorpe:

• Civil War town defences within the Friary Garden
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Crococalana Roman town
• Civil War redoubt 580m ENE of sugar refinery
• Averham moat and enclosure
• Whimpton Moor medieval village and moated site
• Moated site 750m north west of Dairy Farm
• Rectangular barrows at North Muskham
• Newark town wall (Lombard Street)
• Mound S of Sand Lane
• Remains of a preceptory, fishponds and post-medieval gardens at Eagle Hall
• Civil War sconce 650m north west of Devon Bridge
• Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way
• Roman Villa west of Hill Holt Farm
• Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm
• Moated site west of Church Road
• Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages
• Ringwork at Kingshaugh Farm
• Settlement 3/4 mile (1198m) W of Cromwell Village
• Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane
• Cross in St Peter and St Paul's churchyard
• Standing cross on the west side of High Street
• Civil War fieldwork on Crankley Point
• Civil War defences 270m and 300m west of Vale Farm
• Newark Castle
• Roman Vexillation Fortress, two Roman Marching Camps, and a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Newton on Trent
• Civil War redoubt 680m north west of Dairy Farm
• Civil War redoubt on Crankley Point
• Standing cross 140m north of The Old Hall
• Standing cross 300m north of Trent Farm
• Civil War Sconce 150m west of Muskham Bridge
• Civil War redoubt 550m south east of Valley Farm
• Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard
• Site discovered by aerial photography NNE of village
• Old Hall moat and two fishponds
• Little Carlton medieval village and part of the meadow field system
• Iron Age settlement
• Gun platform 440m south east of Muskham Bridge
• Site of pit alignments