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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Queniborough

  

Queniborough Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Queniborough

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Queniborough history

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The place-name ‘Queniborough’ is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Cuinburg. The name is thought to be the Old English Cwēne-burg, meaning “the queen’s manor” The old part of the village, along Main Street, has a mixture of 16th–20th century houses, some of them thatched.

Notable people

George Shingler (1882–1946), county cricketer, died in Queniborough. He was born in 1882 and died in 1946.

You can visit Queniborough places with Walkfo Queniborough to hear history at Queniborough’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Queniborough has 16 places to visit in our interactive Queniborough 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 Queniborough, 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 Queniborough places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Queniborough & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Queniborough places in an interactive Queniborough map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Queniborough Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Queniborough places to visit

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

St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Syston St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Syston is a Grade I listed parish church in Syston, Leicestershire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish in the Church of England.

Syston Syston is a town and civil parish in the district of Charnwood in Leicestershire. The population was 11,508 at the 2001 census, rising to 12,804 at the 2011 census.

St Mary’s Church, Barkby St Mary’s Church, Barkby is the Church of England Parish Church for Barkby, Leicestershire. The church mostly dates from the 13th century. It was grade I listed in 1966.

St Mary’s Church, Queniborough St Mary’s Church is the Church of England parish church of Queniborough, Leicestershire. The church mostly dates from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It was grade I listed in 1966.

Rearsby Rearsby is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire. It is known for its Seven Arch Bridge, and is also home to the Preachers Stone.

Thrussington Thrussington is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 587. It is on the River Wreake, near to Rearsby, Ratcliffe on the Wreke, Hoby and Brooksby.

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