Ossington is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Ossington postcode: NG23 6LD

Retail in Ossington

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

Don't miss Nottingham's cities if visiting the area around Ossington.

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Ossington like Nottingham Castle.

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

Country Parks to visit near Ossington include Gedling Country Park.

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

Ossington History

There are some historic monuments around Ossington:

• Site of pit alignments
• Gun platform 440m south east of Muskham Bridge
• Ringwork at Kingshaugh Farm
• Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm
• Old Hall moat and two fishponds
• Standing cross known as Beaumond Cross
• Little Carlton medieval village and part of the meadow field system
• Civil War redoubt 550m south east of Valley Farm
• Standing cross 140m north of The Old Hall
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• Civil War redoubt on Crankley Point
• Rectangular barrows at North Muskham
• Newark town wall (Lombard Street)
• Civil War Sconce 150m west of Muskham Bridge
• Iron Age settlement
• Moated site, fishponds and decoy pond 490m north west of Park Spring Farm
• Civil War sconce 650m north west of Devon Bridge
• Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill, 550m north west of The Firs
• Civil War redoubt 580m ENE of sugar refinery
• Civil War redoubt 680m north west of Dairy Farm
• Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard
• Settlement 3/4 mile (1198m) W of Cromwell Village
• Archbishop's Palace
• Haughton Chapel
• Newark Castle
• Cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church
• Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way
• Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds
• Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages
• Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael
• Moated fishpond complex with moat, fishstews, seven fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leat
• Civil War town defences within the Friary Garden
• Civil War fieldwork on Crankley Point
• Earlshaw Hall moat
• Standing cross 300m north of Trent Farm
• Markham Moor Bridge (or 'Mirihil' Bridge)
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Site discovered by aerial photography NNE of village
• Roman villa complex and Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Southwell
• Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond
• Moated site 750m north west of Dairy Farm
• Averham moat and enclosure
• Whimpton Moor medieval village and moated site