Kirton is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Kirton

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

There are a number of cities near to Kirton including Nottingham.

The area close to Kirton boasts some of the best castles including Nottingham Castle.

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

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

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

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

Kirton History

There are some historic monuments around Kirton:

• Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm
• Moated fishpond complex with moat, fishstews, seven fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leat
• Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castle
• Markham Moor Bridge (or 'Mirihil' Bridge)
• Earthwork to E of village
• Site of old hall S of Haughton Hall Farm
• West Bridge
• Bothamsall motte and bailey castle and hollow way
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond
• Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds
• Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval building
• Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church
• Earlshaw Hall moat
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• Cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Moated site, fishponds and decoy pond 490m north west of Park Spring Farm
• Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael
• Haughton Chapel