Essendine is a Village in the county of Rutland.

Essendine postcode: PE9 4LD

Retail in Essendine

There are great places to visit near Essendine including some great towns, villages and lakes.

Oakham is one of Essendine's best, nearby towns to visit in Essendine.

Villages to visit near Essendine include Wakerley.

Lakes to visit near Essendine include Rutland Water.

Essendine History

There are some historic monuments around Essendine:

• Site of St Peter's Church
• Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and ponds
• Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)
• Area of medieval town by Barnhill House
• Ermine Street, section S of Quarry Farm
• Whitefriars Gate
• Swinstead village cross
• Site of Brazenose College
• Causewayed camp
• Essendine Castle moated site
• Medieval settlement remains at Shillingthorpe Park
• Castle Dyke moated site
• Site of manor house and gardens
• Settlement site E of Uffington and Barnack Station
• Greyfriars Priory (site of)
• St Michael's Priory rere-dorter
• Churchyard cross, St Michael's churchyard
• Bourne Castle
• Car Dyke, S of Dyke
• Causewayed camp
• Site discovered by aerial photography NE of village
• Mound at Langdyke Bush
• Ring ditches and other cropmarks S of Lolham Hall
• Stamford Castle (remains of)
• Brasenose Gate
• Dovecote at Barholm Old Hall
• Ruins and site of St Leonard's Priory
• Woodhead Castle ringwork bailey and fishpond
• Careby Wood camp
• Collyweston sundial
• Torpel Manor (or castle), Ashton
• Uffington Bridge
• Tower of city wall, West Street
• Settlement site E of Greatford village
• Norman arch at No 11 St Mary's Hill
• Air photography site NE of village and site of Roman town
• Site of Torpel's Manor
• Lolham Bridges
• Austin Friars Priory
• Wothorpe House
• Settlement site at Greatford