Rushton
Rushton is a castle in Rushton, Kettering District, England. Rushton is situated nearby to the nature reserve Tailby Meadow, as well as near the town Desborough.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rushton Triangular Lodge and Tailby Meadow.
Rushton Triangular Lodge
Castle
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The Triangular Lodge is a folly, designed by Sir Thomas Tresham and constructed between 1593 and 1597 near Rushton, Northamptonshire, England. It is now in the care of English Heritage. Rushton Triangular Lodge is situated 3,900 feet southeast of Rushton.
Tailby Meadow
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tailby Meadow is a 4.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Desborough in Northamptonshire. It is owned by Kettering Borough Council and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
The Plens
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Plens is a 5 hectare nature reserve in Desborough in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. The Plens is situated 1 mile west of Rushton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Desborough and Rothwell.
Desborough
Town
Desborough is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, lying in the Ise Valley between Market Harborough and Kettering. It was an industrial centre for weaving and shoe-making in the 19th century and had a long association with the Co-operative movement.
Rothwell
Town
Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rothwell is a market town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. It is situated 4 miles northwest of Kettering, 7 miles southeast of Market Harborough, and 8 miles southwest of Corby. Rothwell is situated 2 miles south of Rushton.
Newton
Village
Photo: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton, sometimes called Newton in the Willows, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton and Little Oakley, in the North Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. Newton is situated 3½ miles east of Rushton.
Rushton
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Rushton, Kettering District, North Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.44779° or 52° 26′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.79048° or 0° 47′ 26″ westElevation
466 feet (142 metres)Open location code
9C4XC6X5+4RGeoNames ID
6287743
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