West Markham is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in West Markham

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

Cities to visit near West Markham include Nottingham.

The area around West Markham's best castles can be found at Nottingham Castle.

The area close to West Markham boasts some of the best historic buildings including Nottingham Castle.

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

Places near West Markham feature a number of interesting country parks including Gedling Country Park.

Don't miss Victoria Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around West Markham.

West Markham History

There are some historic monuments around West Markham:

• Cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Old Hall moat and two fishponds
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard
• Ringwork at Kingshaugh Farm
• Markham Moor Bridge (or 'Mirihil' Bridge)
• Earthwork to E of village
• Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael
• Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm
• Bothamsall motte and bailey castle and hollow way
• Moated fishpond complex with moat, fishstews, seven fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leat
• Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church
• Haughton Chapel
• Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way
• Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond
• Site of old hall S of Haughton Hall Farm
• Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castle
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds