Kirton is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Kirton

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

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

Castles to visit near Kirton include Nottingham Castle.

Places near Kirton feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Nottingham Castle.

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

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

The area around Kirton's best shopping centres can be found at Victoria Centre.

Kirton History

There are some historic monuments around Kirton:

• Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael
• Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds
• West Bridge
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castle
• Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval building
• Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond
• Moated fishpond complex with moat, fishstews, seven fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leat
• Haughton Chapel
• Bothamsall motte and bailey castle and hollow way
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Markham Moor Bridge (or 'Mirihil' Bridge)
• Moated site, fishponds and decoy pond 490m north west of Park Spring Farm
• Site of old hall S of Haughton Hall Farm
• Earlshaw Hall moat
• Cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm
• Earthwork to E of village