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, 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 great places to visit near Oundle if you like villages.
Oundle is near some unmissable castles like Lilbourne Castle,
There are a number of towns near Oundle including Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
The area around Oundle features a number of interesting woodlands including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Cotton Manor Garden.
Oundle has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Ravensthorpe Reservoir.
The area around Oundle boasts some of the best historic buildings including Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
There are a number of parks near Oundle including Deene Park, Abington Park, Cotton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
Don't miss Sywell Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Oundle.
Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir are great places to visit near Oundle if you like lakes.
Don't miss Cotton Manor Garden's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Oundle.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Oundle like Northampton Marina.
There are a several good gardens in the area around Oundle like Cottesbrooke Hall.
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 a great place to visit close to Oundle if you like historic monuments.
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.
