Walesby is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Walesby

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

Nottingham is a great place to visit close to Walesby if you like cities.

Nottingham Castle is one of Walesby's best, nearby castles to visit in Walesby.

Nottingham Castle is one of Walesby's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Walesby.

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

Don't miss Gedling Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Walesby.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Walesby like Victoria Centre.

Walesby History

There are some historic monuments around Walesby:

• Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval building
• Haughton Chapel
• Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castle
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Earthwork to E of village
• Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond
• Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm
• Site of old hall S of Haughton Hall Farm
• Markham Moor Bridge (or 'Mirihil' Bridge)
• West Bridge
• 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
• Bothamsall motte and bailey castle and hollow way
• Cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Bowl barrow, 452m north west of Cameleon Lodge
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church