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.

The area close to Market Overton boasts some of the best towns including Oakham.

Villages to visit near Market Overton include Wakerley.

Lakes to visit near Market Overton include Rutland Water.

Market Overton History

There are some historic monuments around Market Overton:

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