Eakring is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Eakring

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

Don't miss Nottingham's cities if visiting the area around Eakring.

There are a number of castles near to Eakring including Nottingham Castle.

Don't miss Nottingham Castle's historic buildings if visiting the area around Eakring.

The area around Eakring's best villages can be found at Gedling.

Eakring is near some unmissable country parks like Gedling Country Park,

Places near Eakring feature a number of interesting shopping centres including Victoria Centre.

Eakring History

There are some historic monuments around Eakring:

• Earlshaw Hall moat
• Roman vexillation fortress 310m and 530m south of Osmanthorpe Manor
• Mound 300yds (270m) W of Moorfields Farm
• Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval building
• Roman camp 470m south of Carr Banks Farm
• Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castle
• Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church
• Roman villa complex and Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Southwell
• Archbishop's Palace
• Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael
• Haughton Chapel
• Moated fishpond complex with moat, fishstews, seven fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leat
• Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• Slight univallate hillfort, 169m west of Combs Farm
• Bothamsall motte and bailey castle and hollow way
• Bowl barrow, 452m north west of Cameleon Lodge
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Site of old hall S of Haughton Hall Farm
• Cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Moated site, fishponds and decoy pond 490m north west of Park Spring Farm
• Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm
• Oldox camp
• Earthwork to E of village