Norcot is a Village in the county of Berkshire.

Retail in Norcot

There are great places to visit near Norcot including some great towns, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.

Don't miss Wokingham, and Reading's towns if visiting the area around Norcot.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Norcot like Dinton Pastures.

The area around Norcot's best lakes can be found at Dinton Pastures.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Norcot like The Oracle.

Norcot History

There are some historic monuments around Norcot:

• Hillfort south west of Pond Farm, near Silchester
• Round barrow cemetery at Holden's Firs
• Moated site at Kenney's Farm
• Grim's Bank: section extending 420yds (400m) in Old Park and Raven Hill, Ufton Park
• Earthworks in Friarhampstead Wood
• Grim's Bank: section extending 240yds (220m) E of Padworth Gully
• Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork.
• Grim's Bank: section extending SW 900yds (825m) from New Plantation, Ufton Park, to a point 250yds (230m) SE of Rectory
• Highlands Farm Palaeolithic site
• Grim's Bank: section extending 880yds (795m) in Old Warren
• Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage
• The Late Iron Age oppidum and Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum and associated features
• Grim's Bank: section extending 560yds (510m) in Pennsylvania Wood, Ufton Park
• Remains of St John the Baptist church at Ufton Green Farm
• Bowl barrow: part of a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs
• Bowl barrow north of Holden's Firs: part of the Holden's Firs barrow cemetery
• Grim's Bank: section extending 300yds (275m) in Church Plantation
• Greys Court; castle wall, towers and well house
• Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm
• High Bridge
• Moated site and three fishponds at Ufton Nervet
• Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs
• Moated site and two fishponds, Moathouse Cottage
• Castle Grove camp
• Sheffield (or Shenfield) Lock
• Camp on Bozedown
• Seven fishponds at Ufton Court
• Moated site at Sheepbridge Court