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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Grindleton
Visit Grindleton places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Grindleton places to visit. A unique way to experience Grindleton’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Grindleton as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Grindleton is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of the English county of Lancashire. Its 3,700 acres sit within the Forest of Bowland. The population of the civil ward taken at the 2011 census was 772. When you visit Grindleton, Walkfo brings Grindleton places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Grindleton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Grindleton
Visit Grindleton – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 24 audio plaques & Grindleton places for you to explore in the Grindleton area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Grindleton places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Grindleton history
Up to 1066 Earl Tostig was lord of Grindleton and the surrounding areas of West Bradford, Waddington, Bashall Eaves, Great Mitton, Hammerton, Slaidburn, Dunnow, Newton, Bogeuurde, Easington, Radholme Laund and Lees. This amounted to 36 carucates (ca5580 acres/1800ha) of ploughland. The Norman conquest of England added it to the extensive lands of Roger de Poitou.
Grindletonians
The Grindletonians were a small nonconformist Christian dissenting sect. The beliefs of the sect are unclear, but seem to have included Antinomianism, anti-clericalism and the concept of an earthly Paradise.
Why visit Grindleton with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Grindleton places with Walkfo Grindleton to hear history at Grindleton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Grindleton has 24 places to visit in our interactive Grindleton 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 Grindleton, 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 Grindleton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Grindleton & the surrounding areas.
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24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Grindleton places to visit
Grindleton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Grindleton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Grindleton’s information audio spots:
St Ambrose’s Church, Grindleton
St Ambrose’s Church is in the village of Grindleton, near Clitheroe, Lancashire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn and the Diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Clitheroe Library
Carnegie library in Clitheroe, Lancashire, was opened in 1905. It is located in the centre of the town and is located on the outskirts of the city. The library was built in 1905 and opened in 1903.
St Leonard’s Church, Downham
St Leonard’s Church is in the village of Downham, Lancashire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. The tower dates from the 15th century, and the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1909–10. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List as a Grade II* listed building.
Downham Hall
Downham Hall is an English country house in Downham, Lancashire, England. It is located in the town of Downham and is located on the outskirts of the city of Liverpool.
Skirden Beck
Skirden Beck is a minor river in Lancashire, England. It is approximately 4.3 miles (6.85 km) long and has a catchment area of 18.87 square miles (48.882 km) The Beck is formed at the confluence of New Gill Beck and Grunsagill Beck.
Visit Grindleton plaques
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here Grindleton has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Grindleton plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Grindleton using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Grindleton plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.