Market Overton is a Village in the county of Rutland.

Retail in Market Overton

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

There are a several good towns in the area around Market Overton like Oakham.

There are a several good villages in the area around Market Overton like Wakerley.

The area close to Market Overton boasts some of the best lakes including Rutland Water.

Market Overton History

There are some historic monuments around Market Overton:

• Anglo-Scandinavian cross, St Bartholomew's churchyard
• Ashwell medieval settlement remains, watermill and gardens at Old Hall
• Croxton Abbey and associated remains
• Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard
• Manorial settlement, 127m north west of St Mary's Church
• Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard
• Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House
• Churchyard cross, St Nicholas' churchyard
• Medieval monastic grange with building platforms and dovecote at Saltby
• Church Bridge
• Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village
• Village cross 50m south of Middle Farm
• Barnhill moated site at Hambleton
• Saxon cross in churchyard of parish church, South Stoke
• Butter Cross and stocks
• Exton Old Hall
• Remains of Knights Templar preceptory, watermill and fishponds
• Moor Lane moated site, Whissendine
• Bescaby shrunken medieval village
• Moated site with fishponds and enclosures at Empingham
• Horn deserted medieval village and moated site
• Tower Hill motte castle, Stainby
• Dovecote 170m north east of the junction between Main Street and Exton Road
• Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens