Rainworth is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Rainworth

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

The area around Rainworth's best cities can be found at Nottingham.

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

Don't miss Nottingham Castle's historic buildings if visiting the area around Rainworth.

Rainworth is near some unmissable villages like Gedling,

The area around Rainworth's best country parks can be found at Gedling Country Park.

Victoria Centre is one of Rainworth's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Rainworth.

Rainworth History

There are some historic monuments around Rainworth:

• Beeston Lodge
• Standing cross known as Top Cross
• Standing cross known as Bottom Cross
• Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval building
• Two Roman camps 350m north east of Lodge Farm
• Standing cross on Church Street, Mansfield Woodhouse
• Slight univallate hillfort, 169m west of Combs Farm
• Mound at Syke Breck Farm
• Mound E of Haywood Oaks Farm
• Bestwood Colliery engine house
• Mound 300yds (270m) W of Moorfields Farm
• Cockpit Hill, Ramsdale Park
• Site of Abbey Church
• Papplewick pumping station
• Roman camp 470m south of Carr Banks Farm
• Fox Wood earthworks
• Roman villa ESE of Northfield House
• Oldox camp
• Fountain Dale moat
• King John's Palace