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.

There are a number of cities near to Kirton including Nottingham.

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

There are a number of historic buildings near to Kirton including Nottingham Castle.

Villages to visit near Kirton include Gedling.

The area around Kirton's best country parks can be found at Gedling Country Park.

Kirton is near some unmissable shopping centres like Victoria Centre,

Kirton History

There are some historic monuments around Kirton:

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