Visit Nettleden Places

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

  

Nettleden Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Nettleden

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Nettleden history

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Historically, Nettleden was a hamlet in the parish of Pitstone in Buckinghamshire. The boundary of the hamlet was surrounded by the county of Hertfordshire. Until 1895 it was a chapelry in Pitstone, and made a parish in its own right in 1895.

Nettleden etymology

The village name of Nettleden is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means ‘valley where nettles grow’ In manorial records of the late twelfth century the village was recorded as Neteleydene.

You can visit Nettleden places with Walkfo Nettleden to hear history at Nettleden’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Nettleden has 38 places to visit in our interactive Nettleden 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 Nettleden, 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 Nettleden places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Nettleden & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 38 audio facts unique to Nettleden places in an interactive Nettleden map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Nettleden Places Map
38 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Nettleden places to visit

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

The Mansion, Berkhamsted The Mansion, Berkhamsted is a Grade II Listed building . It is a historic property on Castle Hill in Berkhamstead . The Mansion was built in the 1930s and is Grade II listed .

Inns of Court War Memorial The Inns of Court Officers Training Corps Memorial is a First World War memorial . It is now on land that forms part of Berkhamsted Golf Course . The stone obelisk was erected c.1920 close to the temporary training camp of the corps .

Sparrows Herne Turnpike Road Sparrows Herne Turnpike Road from London to Aylesbury was an 18th-century English toll road. It linked in with other turnpikes to the north forming a route to Birmingham. The turnpike trust was set up in 1762 by 300 landed gentry to look after 26 miles of road.

Gaddesden Place Gaddesden Place, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, was designed by architect James Wyatt and built between 1768 and 1773. The house is said to enjoy one of the finest views in the Home Counties.

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Visit Nettleden plaques