Bilsthorpe is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Bilsthorpe

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

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

Don't miss Nottingham Castle's castles if visiting the area around Bilsthorpe.

The area around Bilsthorpe's best historic buildings can be found at Nottingham Castle.

Gedling is a great place to visit close to Bilsthorpe if you like villages.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Bilsthorpe like Gedling Country Park.

Victoria Centre is a great place to visit close to Bilsthorpe if you like shopping centres.

Bilsthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Bilsthorpe:

• Roman villa complex and Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Southwell
• Bowl barrow, 452m north west of Cameleon Lodge
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval building
• Slight univallate hillfort, 169m west of Combs Farm
• Oldox camp
• Earthwork to E of village
• Roman camp 470m south of Carr Banks Farm
• Archbishop's Palace
• Mound at Syke Breck Farm
• King John's Palace
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• Mound E of Haywood Oaks Farm
• Roman vexillation fortress 310m and 530m south of Osmanthorpe Manor
• Two Roman camps 350m north east of Lodge Farm
• Mound 300yds (270m) W of Moorfields Farm