Visit Loughborough Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Loughborough

  

Loughborough Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Loughborough

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Loughborough history

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Medieval

The earliest reference to Loughborough was as “Loughburne” in the 1086 Domesday Book . It appeared in a charter from the reign of Henry II as Loughburga and in the Pipe Rolls of 1186 . The name means ‘Lough’s borough or fortified place’

Industrialisation

The first sign of industrialisation in Derbyshire came in the early 19th century . John Heathcoat patented in 1809 an improvement to the warp loom, known as the twisted lace machine .

Tourism

In 1841, Loughborough was the destination for the first package tour organised by Thomas Cook for a temperance group from Leicester . The first tour was organised by the same company for temperance groups from Leicester in 1841 .

Modern history

Thorpe Acre was a hamlet of about twenty dwellings until the mid-20th century . The population is counted into the Loughborough–Garendon Ward of Charnwood Council . The agriculturalist Robert Bakewell (1726–1795) is buried there .

You can visit Loughborough places with Walkfo Loughborough to hear history at Loughborough’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Loughborough has 56 places to visit in our interactive Loughborough 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 Loughborough, 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 Loughborough places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Loughborough & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 56 audio facts unique to Loughborough places in an interactive Loughborough map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Loughborough Places Map
56 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Loughborough places to visit

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

Burleigh Hall Burleigh Hall was a country house situated near Loughborough in the county of Leicestershire . Its land now forms part of the campus of the university .

Cotes Mill Cotes Mill is a Grade II listed 16th-century water mill on the banks of the River Soar in Cotes, Leicestershire . The first recorded mention of the mill was in the Domesday Survey in 1086 .

Engineering Subject Centre Engineering Subject Centre (EngSC) was one of 24 subject centres within the Higher Education Academy from 2000 to 2011 . The Academy encouraged and enabled teaching excellence in the United Kingdom higher education community .

Garendon Hall Garendon Hall was a country home near Shepshed, Leicestershire, England. It was demolished in 1964, demolished in 1966.

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