Explore Gawthorpe, Wakefield Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Gawthorpe, Wakefield plaques & local Gawthorpe, Wakefield history / heritage content through street plaque schemes (including Blue plaques, English Heritage & National Trust) plus Walkfo’s millions of audio plaques in Walkfo’s Audio Travel Guide to Gawthorpe, Wakefield.
About Gawthorpe, Wakefield
Gawthorpe is a village to the north of Ossett in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire. It is roughly midway between Wakefield and Dewsbury north of the A638. The name derives from Gorky, a Viking name, and thorpe was a settlement, but evidence suggests it may have Roman origins.
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plaques Walkfo has converted physical plaques into audio files triggered by GPS on a phone when you pass close by on foot, bike, bus or car. You hear Gawthorpe, Wakefield history information & more at the places where they happened, with up-to-date content created by our AI, sourced from trusted history resources such as Wikipedia, local Gawthorpe, Wakefield plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Gawthorpe, Wakefield’s physical Gawthorpe, Wakefield plaque schemes with additional, more detailed information than the writing on the physical plaque. With millions of audio places / virtual plaques created across the whole of the UK, you can explore Gawthorpe, Wakefield the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Gawthorpe, Wakefield plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 40 unique history facts in Gawthorpe, Wakefield plus 5 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Gawthorpe, Wakefield history map for you to explore.”