Leighfield is a Town in the county of Rutland.

Leighfield in Rutland is located 5.9 km NW from Uppingham and 6.1 km SW from Oakham.

Retail in Leighfield

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

Oakham is one of Leighfield's best, nearby towns to visit in Leighfield.

The area close to Leighfield boasts some of the best villages including Wakerley.

Don't miss Rutland Water's lakes if visiting the area around Leighfield.

Leighfield History

There are some historic monuments around Leighfield:

• Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundary
• Whatborough deserted medieval village
• Castle Hill motte and bailey, Beaumont Chase
• Butter Cross and stocks
• Ashwell medieval settlement remains, watermill and gardens at Old Hall
• Moor Lane moated site, Whissendine
• Bridge at Medbourne
• Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens
• Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remains
• Bronze Age enclosure
• Deserted medieval village on A6003, Snelston
• Moated grange and enclosure at Owston
• Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House
• Site of abbey church and claustral buildings
• Burrough Iron Age hill fort
• Butter Cross 150m east of the church
• Moated site at Allexton
• Manorial site west of St Gile's Church and medieval settlement west of Manor Farm
• Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede House
• Bridge over River Chater
• Castle mound
• Hallaton motte and bailey castle
• Sauvey Castle
• Defended enclosure on Robin-a-tiptoe Hill
• Martinsthorpe deserted medieval village