Oundle is a Town in the county of Northamptonshire.
Oundle is a market town in North Northamptonshire on the left bank of the Nene River.
Oundle was held by the Crown until 1399 when King Richard II gave it to William Lord Latimer who founded Oundle School there 50 years later. A new hall was built for him over part of the foundations of the old town Hall, which had been bought by his father, Robert Lord Latimer.
There are great places to visit near Oundle including some great ruins, villages, castles, towns, woodlands, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, country parks, lakes, bluebell woods, rivers and streams, gardens, disused railway lines, nature reserves, historic monuments and museums.
Oundle's best nearby ruins can be found at Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton are some of Oundle best villages to visit near Oundle.
Don't miss Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle's castles if visiting the area around Oundle.
There are a several good towns in the Oundle area like Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
The area around Oundle boasts some of the best woodlands including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.
Don't miss Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton's hiking areas if visiting the area around Oundle.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Oundle area like Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
Oundle's best nearby parks can be found at Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
Don't miss Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Oundle.
Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir are great places to visit near Oundle if you like lakes.
The area close to Oundle boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Coton Manor Garden.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Oundle like Northampton Marina.
There are a number of gardens near to Oundle including Cottesbrooke Hall.
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Oundle including Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
There are a number of nature reserves near Oundle including Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Wellingborough War Memorial is one of Oundle's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Oundle.
The area around Oundle's best museums can be found at Rushden Museum.
Oundle History
There are some historic monuments around Oundle:
Places to see near Oundle
History of Oundle
The Domesday Book records Oundle in Polebrook hundred with a population of 36 households, a mill and a value in 1066 of £0.3, which had risen to £11 by 1086.
