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.

Places near Elkesley feature a number of interesting cities including Nottingham.

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

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

Places near Elkesley feature a number of interesting villages including Gedling.

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

Places near Elkesley feature a number of interesting shopping centres including Victoria Centre.

Elkesley History

There are some historic monuments around Elkesley:

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