Ompton is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Ompton

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

The area close to Ompton boasts some of the best cities including Nottingham.

Castles to visit near Ompton include Nottingham Castle.

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

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

Ompton is near some unmissable country parks like Gedling Country Park,

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

Ompton History

There are some historic monuments around Ompton:

• Haughton Chapel
• Roman camp 470m south of Carr Banks Farm
• West Bridge
• Earthwork to E of village
• Roman vexillation fortress 310m and 530m south of Osmanthorpe Manor
• Markham Moor Bridge (or 'Mirihil' Bridge)
• Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castle
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Bowl barrow, 452m north west of Cameleon Lodge
• Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm
• Earlshaw Hall moat
• Bothamsall motte and bailey castle and hollow way
• Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• 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
• Site of old hall S of Haughton Hall Farm
• Moated site, fishponds and decoy pond 490m north west of Park Spring Farm
• Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds
• Cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church
• Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael
• Slight univallate hillfort, 169m west of Combs Farm