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.

Nottingham is one of Kirton's best, nearby cities to visit in Kirton.

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

Nottingham Castle is one of Kirton's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Kirton.

Gedling is one of Kirton's best, nearby villages to visit in Kirton.

Places near Kirton feature a number of interesting country parks including Gedling Country Park.

The area around Kirton's best shopping centres can be found at Victoria Centre.

Kirton History

There are some historic monuments around Kirton:

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