Essendine is a Village in the county of Rutland.

Essendine postcode: PE9 4LD

Retail in Essendine

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

The area close to Essendine boasts some of the best towns including Oakham.

The area around Essendine's best villages can be found at Wakerley.

Rutland Water is a great place to visit close to Essendine if you like lakes.

Essendine History

There are some historic monuments around Essendine:

• Settlement site at Greatford
• Stamford Castle (remains of)
• Uffington Bridge
• Castle Dyke moated site
• Site of Brazenose College
• Brasenose Gate
• Area of medieval town by Barnhill House
• Dovecote at Barholm Old Hall
• Swinstead village cross
• Churchyard cross, St Michael's churchyard
• Tower of city wall, West Street
• Collyweston sundial
• Settlement site E of Uffington and Barnack Station
• Lolham Bridges
• Ermine Street, section S of Quarry Farm
• Greyfriars Priory (site of)
• Causewayed camp
• Whitefriars Gate
• Norman arch at No 11 St Mary's Hill
• Medieval settlement remains at Shillingthorpe Park
• Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)
• Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and ponds
• Settlement site E of Greatford village
• Austin Friars Priory
• Ring ditches and other cropmarks S of Lolham Hall
• Site of St Peter's Church
• Site of manor house and gardens
• Careby Wood camp
• Woodhead Castle ringwork bailey and fishpond
• Site discovered by aerial photography NE of village
• Mound at Langdyke Bush
• Site of Torpel's Manor
• Ruins and site of St Leonard's Priory
• Torpel Manor (or castle), Ashton
• Wothorpe House
• Essendine Castle moated site
• Causewayed camp
• Air photography site NE of village and site of Roman town
• St Michael's Priory rere-dorter
• Bourne Castle
• Car Dyke, S of Dyke