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.

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

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

Villages to visit near Bilsthorpe include Gedling.

The area around Bilsthorpe's best country parks can be found at Gedling Country Park.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Bilsthorpe like Victoria Centre.

Bilsthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Bilsthorpe:

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