Manton is a Village in the county of Rutland.

Retail in Manton

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

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

Wakerley is one of Manton's best, nearby villages to visit in Manton.

There are a number of lakes near to Manton including Rutland Water.

Manton History

There are some historic monuments around Manton:

• Market cross 10m west of Cross Farmhouse
• Moor Lane moated site, Whissendine
• Barnhill moated site at Hambleton
• Ashwell medieval settlement remains, watermill and gardens at Old Hall
• Iron Age enclosure
• Butter Cross and stocks
• Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remains
• Moated site at North Luffenham
• Earthwork in Morcott Spinney
• Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens
• Village cross 50m south of Middle Farm
• Bronze Age enclosure
• Exton Old Hall
• Martinsthorpe deserted medieval village
• Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede House
• Maze 220m south east of St Peter and St Paul's Church
• Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House
• Deserted medieval village on A6003, Snelston
• Manorial settlement, 127m north west of St Mary's Church
• Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village
• Moated site with fishponds and enclosures at Empingham
• Bridge over River Chater
• Castle Hill motte and bailey, Beaumont Chase
• Moated site at Allexton
• Village cross at junction of Well Cross and King Edward's Way