Wardley is a Village in the county of Rutland.

Wardley postcode: LE15 9AZ

Retail in Wardley

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

Don't miss Oakham's towns if visiting the area around Wardley.

There are a several good villages in the area around Wardley like Wakerley.

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

Wardley History

There are some historic monuments around Wardley:

• Butter Cross and stocks
• Moated site 1km south west of Rockingham Castle
• Maze 220m south east of St Peter and St Paul's Church
• Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede House
• Moated site at Allexton
• Deserted medieval village on A6003, Snelston
• Defended enclosure on Robin-a-tiptoe Hill
• Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remains
• Martinsthorpe deserted medieval village
• Dovecot and arch, formerly lodge of Brooke House
• Castle Hill motte and bailey, Beaumont Chase
• Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundary
• Moated grange and enclosure at Owston
• Bronze Age enclosure
• Whatborough deserted medieval village
• Sauvey Castle
• Rockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrens
• Hallaton motte and bailey castle
• Bridge over River Chater
• Manorial site west of St Gile's Church and medieval settlement west of Manor Farm
• Oakham motte and bailey castle and medieval gardens
• Site of abbey church and claustral buildings
• Castle mound
• Butter Cross 150m east of the church
• Bridge at Medbourne