Grassthorpe is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Grassthorpe

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

There are a several good cities in the area around Grassthorpe like Nottingham.

Castles to visit near Grassthorpe include Nottingham Castle.

Nottingham Castle is a great place to visit close to Grassthorpe if you like historic buildings.

Gedling is a great place to visit close to Grassthorpe if you like villages.

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

The area close to Grassthorpe boasts some of the best shopping centres including Victoria Centre.

Grassthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Grassthorpe:

• Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages
• Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond
• Site of pit alignments
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard
• Roman Villa west of Hill Holt Farm
• Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way
• Standing cross 140m north of The Old Hall
• The medieval bishop's palace and deer park, Stow Park
• Old Hall moat and two fishponds
• Standing cross on the west side of High Street
• Whimpton Moor medieval village and moated site
• Roman Vexillation Fortress, two Roman Marching Camps, and a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Newton on Trent
• Mound S of Sand Lane
• Crococalana Roman town
• Standing cross 300m north of Trent Farm
• Fleet Plantation moated site
• Settlement 3/4 mile (1198m) W of Cromwell Village
• Rectangular barrows at North Muskham
• Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm
• Site of medieval town
• Little Carlton medieval village and part of the meadow field system
• Ringwork at Kingshaugh Farm
• Iron Age settlement
• Earlshaw Hall moat
• Cross in St Peter and St Paul's churchyard
• Site discovered by aerial photography NNE of village
• Torksey Castle