Visit Alvanley Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Alvanley

  

Alvanley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Alvanley

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Alvanley history

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The name means ‘Aelfwald’s wood/clearing’, derived from an Old English personal name and the word lēah. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Elvedelie under the ownership of Earl Hugh of Chester. The population was recorded over time as 314 in 1801, 312 in 1851, 319 in 1901, 287 in 1951 and had reached 485 by the 2001 census.

You can visit Alvanley places with Walkfo Alvanley to hear history at Alvanley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Alvanley has 26 places to visit in our interactive Alvanley 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 Alvanley, 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 Alvanley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Alvanley & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 26 audio facts unique to Alvanley places in an interactive Alvanley map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Alvanley Places Map
26 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Alvanley tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Alvanley

  

Best Alvanley places to visit

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

St John the Evangelist’s Church, Alvanley St John the Evangelist’s Church is in the village of Alvanley, Cheshire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Church of St. Cuthbert by the Forest The Church of St Cuthbert by the Forest is in the village of Mouldsworth, Cheshire. It is an active Roman Catholic church in the diocese of Shrewsbury. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List as a Grade II listed building.

Harmers Wood Harmers Wood is a nine-acre woodland with sandstone quarries in Helsby village in Cheshire. It is a small woodland containing mainly silver birch trees with some oak and a smattering of holly trees.

Helsby hill fort Helsby Hill has steep cliffs on the northern and western sides, providing a natural semicircular defence. Double rampart earthworks extend to the south and east to provide protection to those flanks. The hill fort is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Helsby War Memorial Helsby War Memorial was built to commemorate servicemen lost in active service in the First World War. It was unveiled in 1920, and the names of those lost in the Second World War were added later. The memorial stands in the churchyard of St Paul’s Church in Helsby, Cheshire, England.

St Paul’s Church, Helsby St Paul’s Church is in the village of Helsby, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester.

St Luke’s Church, Dunham on the Hill St Luke’s Church is in the village of Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Frodsham, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

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