Thistleton is a Village in the county of Rutland.

Retail in Thistleton

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

Oakham is a great place to visit close to Thistleton if you like towns.

Don't miss Wakerley's villages if visiting the area around Thistleton.

There are a several good lakes in the area around Thistleton like Rutland Water.

Thistleton History

There are some historic monuments around Thistleton:

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