Explore Knottingley Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Knottingley plaques & local Knottingley 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 Knottingley.
About Knottingley
Knottingley is a town within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 13,503, increasing to 13,710 in the 2011 Census. Until 1699, it was an important inland river port until the River Aire was made navigable as far as Leeds. In the late 19th century, it started glass manufacturing.
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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 Knottingley 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 Knottingley plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Knottingley’s physical Knottingley 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 Knottingley the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Knottingley plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 23 unique history facts in Knottingley plus 5 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Knottingley history map for you to explore.”