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Recommended Towns & Villages near Mawsley

Rothwell Pub

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction N)

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

Sunset from Storefield Farm looking toward Rushton

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction NE)

The picturesque village of Rushton set between Desborough and Rothwell is famous for the Rushton Triangular Lodge built in 1593 by Roman Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise the Holy Trinity...

Guilsborough

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W)

Hidden amongst leafy lanes and glorious poppy fields of the undulating Northamptonshire countryside, lies the peaceful village of Guilsborough...

Northampton - Nene Valley Reservoir

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction S)

The landscape of Northampton is dotted with reminders of its illustrious history. Despite the great fire of 1675 when much of Northampton was destroyed, it was rebuilt in such a.....

Foxton Canal

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction NW)

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Hallaton Church

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction N)

Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction W)

Picturesque village straddling the banks of the River Avon...

Bisbrooke Church, Rutland - Completely re-built 1871. Tower built 1914. Grade II listed.

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction N)

Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland...

Olney Church

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction S)

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet...

A picture of Stoke Bruerne

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction S)

Lying just south of Northampton this beautiful canal village offers a wealth of interest to any boating enthusiast or any country lover...

Everdon Hall

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction SW)

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Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction NE)

Apethorpe is a small, picturesque, East Northamptonshire village, a mile and a half from Kings Cliffe. St Leonard is an attractive looking church in a nice setting. Trees.....

St Mary The Virgin

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (18.9 miles, 30.3 km, direction SW)

Badby is an attractive village spread around a hillside. It shows a confection of pretty cottages, some of which are thickly thatched with creeper climbing up to pretty dormer windows...

The fine old church at Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction N)

This is a quiet rural village situated in one of the highest parts of the rolling Leicestershire countryside...

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction NE)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

Caldecott Park, Rugby

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction W)

This town is the home of Rugby public school, the place where William Webb Ellis carried the ball instead of kicking it, and thus, in 1823 the game of Rugby football was born...

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction N)

The village lies on the southern shores of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made reservoirs, and England's premier fly fishing waters...

Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction S)

Visitors here can find plenty to interest them, the town has the worlds oldest iron-bridge still in use for motorised traffic...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction N)

Normanton lies in a landscape of rolling farmlands, broken only by rivers and patches of woodland. It is a tranquil place, with the waters offering scope for sailing and other water-sports, bird-watching, fishing, and cycling...

St Peter's Church, Dunchurch

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (20.3 miles, 32.7 km, direction W)

Dunchurch is located south of Rugby and just a short distance from the pleasures of the Oxford Canal. It was once famous as a stopping point for the coach travellers of the 18th century...

Recommended attractions near Mawsley

Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction E)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction N)

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Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction S)

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The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction S)

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Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction W)

"This is a beautifully maintained garden of exceptional charm...there is something for everyone here. This garden could not fail.....

Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction N)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction N)

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Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction SW)

Althorp (said Althrup) has been in the Spencer family since 1508. It has undergone many major changes over the generations and.....

Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction S)

The magnificent building of Castle Ashby House is guarded by a pair of splendid 18th-century wrought iron gates. The castle was.....

Foxton Locks, Near Market Harborough, 'Narrow Boat coming down'

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction NW)

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction NE)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction NE)

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Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction W)

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Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction S)

Beautiful forest, with massive oaks over 500 years old, situated a short distance from Ravenstone, close to Stoke Goldington. .....

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.6 km, direction N)

Rutland Water is the largest reservoir in England (by surface area) and one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. Its.....

Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction SW)

This house was originally part of an Augustinian Priory, it was only converted into a charming Elizabethan manor house during the.....

Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(22.0 miles, 35.4 km, direction W)

Draycote Water, Warwickshire's largest reservoir was created in the 1960's. Not only does it provide drinking water for Rugby,.....

Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(22.5 miles, 36.2 km, direction NW)

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Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(22.7 miles, 36.6 km, direction NW)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....


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