Elkesley is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Elkesley postcode: DN22 8AJ

Retail in Elkesley

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

Cities to visit near Elkesley include Nottingham.

Castles to visit near Elkesley include Nottingham Castle.

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

Don't miss Gedling's villages if visiting the area around Elkesley.

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

The area close to Elkesley boasts some of the best shopping centres including Victoria Centre.

Elkesley History

There are some historic monuments around Elkesley:

• Earthwork to E of village
• Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval building
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Moated fishpond complex with moat, fishstews, seven fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leat
• Site of old hall S of Haughton Hall Farm
• Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm
• Haughton Chapel
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• West Bridge
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds
• Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael
• Bothamsall motte and bailey castle and hollow way
• Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church
• Hayton Castle moated site and fishpond
• Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castle
• Markham Moor Bridge (or 'Mirihil' Bridge)