Semilong is a Town in the county of Northamptonshire.

Semilong postcode: NN2 6DF

Retail in Semilong

There are great places to visit near Semilong 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.

The area around Semilong boasts some of the best ruins including Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).

Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton are great places to visit near Semilong if you like villages.

Don't miss Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle's castles if visiting the area around Semilong.

Towns to visit near Semilong include Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.

The area around Semilong boasts some of the best woodlands including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.

The area around Semilong features a number of interesting hiking areas including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Semilong area like Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).

Don't miss Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park's parks if visiting the area around Semilong.

There are a several good country parks in the Semilong area like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.

Don't miss Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Semilong.

The area around Semilong's best bluebell woods can be found at Coton Manor Garden.

Places near Semilong feature a number of interesting rivers and streams including Northampton Marina.

There are a several good gardens in the area around Semilong like Cottesbrooke Hall.

Brampton Valley Way at Northampton is one of Semilong's best, nearby disused railway lines to visit in Semilong.

Don't miss Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve's nature reserves if visiting the area around Semilong.

Historic Monuments to visit near Semilong include Wellingborough War Memorial.

The area close to Semilong boasts some of the best museums including Rushden Museum.

Semilong History

There are some historic monuments around Semilong:

• Clifford Hill motte castle
• Brixworth market cross
• Northampton Castle, remains of
• Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill
• Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton
• Roman villa N of Road Hill Farm
• Upton medieval village and C17 garden earthworks
• Old St John's Church
• Upton bowl barrow
• Settlement site 330yds (300m) N of mill
• Holdenby Manor and gardens
• Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's churchyard
• Longmans Hill long barrow
• Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..
• Boughton bowl barrow
• The Berry ringwork
• Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey
• Abandoned areas of Walgrave Medieval village
• Churchyard cross base in St Michael's churchyard
• Walgrave moated site.