Leighfield is a Town in the county of Rutland.

Retail in Leighfield

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

There are a several good towns in the area around Leighfield like Oakham.

Villages to visit near Leighfield include Wakerley.

The area close to Leighfield boasts some of the best lakes including Rutland Water.

Leighfield History

There are some historic monuments around Leighfield:

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