Visit Eggborough Places

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

  

Eggborough Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Eggborough

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Eggborough history

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Eggborough (as well as High and Low Eggborough) is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and was formerly in the Wapentake of Osgoldcross. The name derives from Ecga’s Burh; a fortification which belonged to a person named Ecga. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. The centre of the village used to be the location of a Bowman’s Flour Mill, which ceased production in 2016.

Power stations

Eggborough was the site of the Eggborough Power Station, built in the 1960s and once owned by British Energy. The current owners are applying for permission to convert the power station to a gas-fired power plant. The power station was due to be closed in 2016, but won a reprieve as a backup generator until March 2017 and then again until March 2018.

You can visit Eggborough places with Walkfo Eggborough to hear history at Eggborough’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Eggborough has 14 places to visit in our interactive Eggborough 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 Eggborough, 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 Eggborough places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Eggborough & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 14 audio facts unique to Eggborough places in an interactive Eggborough map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Eggborough Places Map
14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Eggborough places to visit

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

Hensall, North Yorkshire Hensall is a village and civil parish in the North Yorkshire county of North Yorkshire. It is also a village in the civil parish of the same name.

Temple Hirst Temple Hirst is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire. It was formerly in Barkston Ash wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village is located on the north bank of the River Aire.

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Visit Eggborough plaques