Visit Freeby Places

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

  

Freeby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Freeby

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Freeby history

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The village’s name means ‘farm/settlement of Fraethi’ The village was once a part of Melton Mowbray parish. At the time of Edward the Confessor it was known as “Fretheby” and “Fredebi” All the properties, except the United Reformed Church, still belong to the Freeby estate.

You can visit Freeby places with Walkfo Freeby to hear history at Freeby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Freeby has 16 places to visit in our interactive Freeby 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 Freeby, 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 Freeby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Freeby & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Freeby places in an interactive Freeby map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Freeby Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Freeby places to visit

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

Thorpe Arnold Thorpe Arnold is a small farming village in the English county of Leicestershire. It is one of several small farming villages in the area.

St Mary’s Church, Brentingby St Mary’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Brentingby, Leicestershire. Much of the body of the church has been demolished and converted into a private house, leaving the tower standing. The tower is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stapleford St Mary Magdalene’s Church is a redundant Anglican church near Stapleford, Leicestershire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The church is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Langham Brook The Langham Brook is a watercourse in the East Midlands of England. It is a tributary of the River Eye and part of River Soar catchment.

Stapleford Park Stapleford Park is a Grade I listed country house in Leicestershire. It was originally the seat of the Sherard and Tamblyn families, later the Earls of Harborough and, from 1894, of the Gretton family. The north wing was originally built for Thomas Sherard c.1500 and remodelled in 1633 by William and Abigail Sherard. St Mary Magdalene’s Church in the park was built in 1783 by George Richardson for the 4th Earl Harborough.

St Mary’s Church, Garthorpe St Mary’s Church is a redundant Church of England parish church in Garthorpe, Leicestershire. It has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since 1 November 1999. The building is Grade I listed.

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