Visit Greensted Places

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

  

Greensted Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Greensted

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Greensted history

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Greensted is important because of its longevity, and little has changed. It is also a place that has strong ties with St Edmund, King of East Anglia. King Edmund’s body stayed in the church, following his death in 1013, before being moved onwards to Bury St Edmunds.

Greensted toponymy

Greensted means green place, sted being in the Anglo-Saxon language, the old word for place. The area where Greensted is located is at the edge of the area once known as the Danelaw. There is also a part of Vestre Bokn in Rogaland, Norway, called Grønnestad.

Greensted landmarks

St Andrew’s Church, commonly known as Greensted Church, is the oldest wooden church in the world. It was featured on a British postage stamp issued in April 1972. The east end, of brick construction, dates from the sixteenth century.

You can visit Greensted places with Walkfo Greensted to hear history at Greensted’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Greensted has 21 places to visit in our interactive Greensted 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 Greensted, 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 Greensted places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Greensted & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Greensted places in an interactive Greensted map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Greensted Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Greensted places to visit

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

Greensted Church Greensted Church, in the small village of Greensted, near Chipping Ongar in Essex, England, is claimed to be the oldest wooden church in the world. Grade I listed building lies about a mile west of the town centre. It is still a functioning church and holds services every week.

Dial House, Essex Dial House is a self-sustaining anarcho-pacifist open house since 1967. The house is located in the countryside of Epping Forest in Ongar Great Park, an area covering 5-by-3 kilometres. It has been used as a base for a number of cultural, artistic, and political projects.

Kelvedon Hall Kelvedon Hall is a country house near Brentwood, Essex, England. It was built in the 1930s. It is located in the village of Kelvedon Hatch, near the city of Brentwood.

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