Visit Lockeridge Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Lockeridge

  

Lockeridge Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Lockeridge

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Lockeridge history

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The area has extensive evidence of Neolithic settlement and a Bronze Age burial site was discovered behind the school in the 19th century. Field enclosures on White Hill (a ridge above the village) provide evidence of Roman occupation probably linked to the nearby fortress town of Cunetio. At the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, Lockeridge was owned by Durand of Gloucester and is described as worth 40s ; now 30s.

Lockeridge landmarks

Lockeridge House, on the other side of the river from the village, was built around 1740 and is Grade II* listed. The village is adjacent to the West Woods, which in spring are carpeted with bluebells. Walks from village lead through the Wansdyke, an early medieval earthwork that ran from near Andover to the Bristol Channel.

You can visit Lockeridge places with Walkfo Lockeridge to hear history at Lockeridge’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Lockeridge has 18 places to visit in our interactive Lockeridge 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 Lockeridge, 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 Lockeridge places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Lockeridge & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Lockeridge Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Lockeridge places to visit

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

Marlborough Castle Marlborough Castle was an 11th-century royal castle in Wiltshire. It was located on the Old Bath Road, the old main road from London to Bath. It survives as a tree-covered mound within the site of Marlboro College.

List of public art in Wiltshire This is a list of public art in Wiltshire, in England. It does not include artwork visible inside a museum. This list applies only to public art accessible in an outdoor public space.

Preshute Preshute is a civil parish immediately west and northwest of Marlborough in Wiltshire. It does not take its name from any town or village. The population at the 2011 census was 193.

Fyfield Down Fyfield Down is a 325.3 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. The down has the best assemblage of sarsen stones in England, known as the Grey Wethers.

The Sanctuary The Sanctuary was a stone and timber circle near the village of Avebury in Wiltshire. Excavation has revealed the location of the 58 stone sockets and 62 post-holes. The ring was part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

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