Bilsthorpe is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Bilsthorpe

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

Cities to visit near Bilsthorpe include Nottingham.

Nottingham Castle is a great place to visit close to Bilsthorpe if you like castles.

The area close to Bilsthorpe boasts some of the best historic buildings including Nottingham Castle.

Don't miss Gedling's villages if visiting the area around Bilsthorpe.

There are a number of country parks near to Bilsthorpe including Gedling Country Park.

Victoria Centre is one of Bilsthorpe's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Bilsthorpe.

Bilsthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Bilsthorpe:

• Roman camp 470m south of Carr Banks Farm
• Mound 300yds (270m) W of Moorfields Farm
• Archbishop's Palace
• Mound at Syke Breck Farm
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval building
• Slight univallate hillfort, 169m west of Combs Farm
• King John's Palace
• Two Roman camps 350m north east of Lodge Farm
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• Earthwork to E of village
• Roman villa complex and Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Southwell
• Mound E of Haywood Oaks Farm
• Oldox camp
• Bowl barrow, 452m north west of Cameleon Lodge
• Roman vexillation fortress 310m and 530m south of Osmanthorpe Manor