Besthorpe is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Besthorpe

There are great places to visit near Besthorpe including some great cities, castles, historic buildings, villages, country parks and shopping centres.

The area close to Besthorpe boasts some of the best cities including Nottingham.

Don't miss Nottingham Castle's castles if visiting the area around Besthorpe.

Historic Buildings to visit near Besthorpe include Nottingham Castle.

There are a several good villages in the area around Besthorpe like Gedling.

The area close to Besthorpe boasts some of the best country parks including Gedling Country Park.

Don't miss Victoria Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Besthorpe.

Besthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Besthorpe:

• Roman Vexillation Fortress, two Roman Marching Camps, and a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Newton on Trent
• Standing cross 300m north of Trent Farm
• Standing cross on the west side of High Street
• Ringwork at Kingshaugh Farm
• Civil War defences 270m and 300m west of Vale Farm
• Old Hall moat and two fishponds
• Mound S of Sand Lane
• Civil War redoubt 580m ENE of sugar refinery
• Civil War fieldwork on Crankley Point
• Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane
• Newark Castle
• Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard
• Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm
• Settlement 3/4 mile (1198m) W of Cromwell Village
• Moated site west of Church Road
• Newark town wall (Lombard Street)
• Remains of a preceptory, fishponds and post-medieval gardens at Eagle Hall
• Standing cross 140m north of The Old Hall
• Iron Age settlement
• Cross in St Peter and St Paul's churchyard
• Civil War sconce 650m north west of Devon Bridge
• Civil War redoubt 680m north west of Dairy Farm
• Civil War redoubt on Crankley Point
• Roman Villa west of Hill Holt Farm
• Rectangular barrows at North Muskham
• Civil War Sconce 150m west of Muskham Bridge
• Civil War town defences within the Friary Garden
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Site discovered by aerial photography NNE of village
• Averham moat and enclosure
• Civil War redoubt 550m south east of Valley Farm
• Little Carlton medieval village and part of the meadow field system
• Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages
• Moated site 750m north west of Dairy Farm
• Crococalana Roman town
• Whimpton Moor medieval village and moated site
• Site of pit alignments
• Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way
• Gun platform 440m south east of Muskham Bridge