Ashwell is a Village in the county of Rutland.

Retail in Ashwell

There are great places to visit near Ashwell including some great towns, villages and lakes.

The area around Ashwell's best towns can be found at Oakham.

Places near Ashwell feature a number of interesting villages including Wakerley.

There are a several good lakes in the area around Ashwell like Rutland Water.

Ashwell History

There are some historic monuments around Ashwell:

• Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard
• Manorial settlement, 127m north west of St Mary's Church
• Bronze Age enclosure
• Barnhill moated site at Hambleton
• Moated site at North Luffenham
• Churchyard cross, St Nicholas' churchyard
• Cross 160m north east of St Mary Magdalen Church
• Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village
• Maze 220m south east of St Peter and St Paul's Church
• Tower Hill motte castle, Stainby
• Exton Old Hall
• Stapleford deserted medieval village and ice house
• Ashwell medieval settlement remains, watermill and gardens at Old Hall
• Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House
• Butter Cross and stocks
• Bridge over River Chater
• Remains of Knights Templar preceptory, watermill and fishponds
• Village cross 50m south of Middle Farm
• Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens
• Martinsthorpe deserted medieval village
• Village cross at junction of Well Cross and King Edward's Way
• Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard
• Moor Lane moated site, Whissendine