Travel to Wargrave Map
Wargrave tourist guide map of landmarks & destinations by Walkfo
Explore41
travel
spots
When travelling to Wargrave, Walkfo’s has created a travel guide & Wargrave overview of Wargrave’s hotels & accommodation, Wargrave’s weather through the seasons & travel destinations / landmarks in Wargrave. Experience a unique Wargrave when you travel with Walkfo as your tour guide to Wargrave map.
Wargrave history
Original forms of name
The name Wargrave is derived from ‘Weir-Grove’, as it was in the Assize Rolls and Patent Rolls of the medieval times recorded as ‘Weregreave’ It settled on a slightly different pronunciation after the Great Vowel Shift rendering it ‘Wargrave’
Early history
The first documentary evidence of the settlement was recorded in 1061 which indicates that it was a village and had a manor in the feudal system . Domesday Book of 1086 records the settlement as having a population of 250 . Wargrave Court was erected in the early Tudor period and then altered and extended in the Georgian to post-Edwardian period .
Post Industrial Revolution
Wargrave War Memorial was commissioned in the aftermath of the First World War . Taking the shape of a hexagonal cross on the village green, it was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled on 28 May 1922 . It is a grade II listed building .
Wargrave map & travel guide with history & landmarks to explore
Visit Wargrave Walkfo Stats
With 41 travel places to explore on our Wargrave travel map, Walkfo is a personalised tour guide to tell you about the places in Wargrave as you travel by foot, bike, car or bus. No need for a physical travel guide book or distractions by phone screens, as our geo-cached travel content is automatically triggered on our Wargrave map when you get close to a travel location (or for more detailed Wargrave history from Walkfo).
| Travel Location: Travel Area: | Wargrave [zonearea] | Audio spots: Physical plaques: | 41 0 | Population: | [zonesize] |
|---|
Average seasonal temperatures at zone
Tourist Guide to Wargrave Map
Wargrave map historic spot | Wargrave map tourist destination | Wargrave map plaque | Wargrave map geographic feature |
| Walkfo Wargrave travel map key: visit National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top travel destinations in Wargrave | |||