Frankton is a Village in the county of Warwickshire.

Retail in Frankton

There are great places to visit near Frankton including some great towns, villages, historic buildings, country parks, historic monuments, ancient sites, old mines, geological features, castles, ruins, bluebell woods, woodlands, lakes, hiking areas, airports, gardens and parks.

The area around Frankton features a number of interesting towns including Atherstone, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Rugby, Bedworth, Royal Leamington Spa, and Alcester.

Don't miss Baxterley, Burton Dassett, and Wellesbourne's villages if visiting the area around Frankton.

Frankton has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Baxterley Village Church, Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park.

There are a several good country parks in the Frankton area like Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Draycote Water, and Burton Dassett Hills.

The area around Frankton's best historic monuments can be found at Hartshill Castle.

Hartshill Tumulus is a great place to visit close to Frankton if you like ancient sites.

Frankton is near some unmissable old mines like Hartshill Diorite Pits,

Frankton is near some unmissable geological features like Hartshill Diorite Pits,

There are a several good castles in the Frankton area like Kenilworth Castle, and Warwick Castle.

Kenilworth Castle is one of Frankton's best, nearby ruins to visit in Frankton.

The area around Frankton's best bluebell woods can be found at Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert.

Cawston Spinney and Cawston Fox Covert, and Oversley Wood are great places to visit near Frankton if you like woodlands.

There are a number of lakes near to Frankton including Draycote Water.

The area close to Frankton boasts some of the best hiking areas including Burton Dassett Hills.

There are a several good airports in the area around Frankton like Coventry Airport.

Don't miss Jephson Gardens's gardens if visiting the area around Frankton.

Don't miss Ragley Hall, and Charlecote Park's parks if visiting the area around Frankton.

Frankton History

There are some historic monuments around Frankton:

• Motte and bailey castle, 30m E of St John the Baptist's Church
• Barrow cemetery 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Bretford
• Wolston priory and moated site
• Knightlow Cross and mound
• Moated site 190m south of Caludon Castle
• Hunningham Bridge
• Medieval standing cross in The Square
• Mound S of Combe Abbey
• Brandon Castle
• Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh
• Prehistoric circular earthworks
• Caludon Castle: a moated site and part of an associated water management system
• Prehistoric pit alignment and associated features on Lawford Heath, adjacent to the northernmost Blue Boar Farm
• 'The Holy Well'
• Wappenbury camp univallate hillfort and medieval settlement remains
• Ernesford Grange moated site, Binley
• Prehistoric pit alignments and associated features 160m north of The Barbellows
• Pit alignments N of Bubbenhall village
• Bowl barrow on Lammas Hill