Visit Bishopthorpe Places

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

  

Bishopthorpe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bishopthorpe

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Bishopthorpe history

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The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and referred to as Torp/Thorpe or Badetorps. It came to be known as Thorp-super-Usam or Thorpe-on-Ouse in 1194. In 1202, Prior and monks of St. Andrews at Fishergate, built the first church here and dedicated it to their patron saint.

You can visit Bishopthorpe places with Walkfo Bishopthorpe to hear history at Bishopthorpe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bishopthorpe has 40 places to visit in our interactive Bishopthorpe 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 Bishopthorpe, 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 Bishopthorpe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bishopthorpe & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 40 audio facts unique to Bishopthorpe places in an interactive Bishopthorpe map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bishopthorpe Places Map
40 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Bishopthorpe places to visit

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

Woodthorpe, North Yorkshire The name Woodthorpe is generally used for the areas south of Acomb Wood and east to Moorcroft Road and Acorn Way. To the east is Dringhouses, to the north is Foxwood, and to the west is Acomb Park. In January 2017 Katie Rough was killed by asphyxiation and stabbed in the neck near her home by a 15-year-old female.

Dringhouses Dringhouses is a suburb, formerly a village, in York, England. It is bounded by the Knavesmire, an open area of land on which York Racecourse is situated, to the east, Askham Bog and the A64 to the south, Woodthorpe and Foxwood to the west, and Acomb and Holgate to the north. The name derives from “Drengeshirses” and means “the houses of the drengs”

Imphal Barracks Imphal Barracks is a military installation located in Fulford, York, England. It is located on the outskirts of Fulford in the city of York.

Naburn Hospital Naburn Hospital was a mental health facility in Naburn, North Yorkshire, England. It was established in the 1960s and 1970s.

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