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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Rickmansworth

  

Rickmansworth Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Rickmansworth

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Rickmansworth history

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Rickmansworth was one of five manors with which the great Abbey of St Albans had been endowed when founded in 793 by King Offa. Around the time of the Domesday Book, the population of “Prichemareworth” may have been about 200.

Rickmansworth toponymy

The name Rickmansworth comes from the Saxon name Ryckmer, the local landowner, and worth meaning a farm or stockade. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as the Manor of Prichemaresworde. Other spellings include Rykemarwurthe (1119–46), Richemaresworthe (1180), Rykemerewrthe (1248) and Richemereworts (1259)

Rickmansworth geography / climate

Valley Road in Rickmansworth has a frost hollow. This is caused by the local geography, notably the railway embankment which prevents the natural drainage of cold air from a specific part of the valley. The greatest daily temperature range in England was recorded on 29 August 1936 when the temperature climbed from 1.1 °C at dawn to 24.9 °C within 9 hours.

You can visit Rickmansworth places with Walkfo Rickmansworth to hear history at Rickmansworth’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Rickmansworth has 41 places to visit in our interactive Rickmansworth 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 Rickmansworth, 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 Rickmansworth places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Rickmansworth & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 41 audio facts unique to Rickmansworth places in an interactive Rickmansworth map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Rickmansworth Places Map
41 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Rickmansworth places to visit

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

Moor Park (house) Moor Park is set within several hundred acres of parkland to the south-east of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire . It is called Moor Park Mansion because it is in the old park of the Manor of More . It now serves as the clubhouse of Moor Park Golf Club .

Chorleywood House Estate Chorleywood House Estate is a 64.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve . It is owned and managed by Three Rivers District Council . The declaring authority is Hertfordshire County Council .

Stocker’s Lake Stocker’s Lake is an old flooded gravel pit of approx 90 acres (37.5ha) at Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England . It is within the Colne Valley Regional Park which is designated as a Local Nature Reserve .

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