Visit Aldridge Places

Welcome to Visit Aldridge Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Aldridge

  

Aldridge Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Aldridge

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Aldridge history

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The name “Aldridge” is derived from the Anglo-Saxon alr or alre + wīc meaning ‘alder (tree) + village’ The name was recorded as Alrewic in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was valued at 15 shillings and had a population of seven households. In the 1800s, Aldridge became an industrial town with coal mines and lime kilns. The coal and clay in the area prompted many to set up collieries and brickworks.

You can visit Aldridge places with Walkfo Aldridge to hear history at Aldridge’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Aldridge has 29 places to visit in our interactive Aldridge map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Aldridge, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Aldridge places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Aldridge & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 29 audio facts unique to Aldridge places in an interactive Aldridge map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Aldridge Places Map
29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Aldridge historic spots	Aldridge tourist destinations	Aldridge plaques	Aldridge geographic features
Walkfo Aldridge tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Aldridge

  

Best Aldridge places to visit

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Aldridge has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Aldridge’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Aldridge’s information audio spots:

Harden, Walsall Harden is an area to the north of Walsall and borders with Bloxwich, Blakenall Heath, Coalpool, Goscote and Rushall. The whole area was part of the industrial revolution, with mining and metal processing being the main industries.

Rushall Olympic F.C. Rushall Olympic Football Club is based in Rushall, a former mining village now forming part of the northern suburbs of Walsall. The team plays in the Southern League Premier Division Central.

St Martin’s Church, Walsall St Martin’s Church is situated in the West Midlands town of Walsall on the corner of Sutton Road and Daffodil Road. The church is named after St Martin of Tours.

Rushall, West Midlands Rushall is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. It was mostly developed after 1920 and served by Rushall (West Midlands) railway station until the 1960s.

Aldridge Aldridge is a town and former civil parish in the Walsall borough, West Midlands. It is historically a village that was part of Staffordshire until 1974. Aldridge has a mixture of social and private housing, there is a large 1960s built shopping centre.

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