Visit Shirehampton Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Shirehampton

  

Shirehampton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Shirehampton

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Shirehampton history

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Shirehampton was originally called simply Hampton, meaning “large farming estate” or “farm enclosed on several sides” The area is on record as part of the estate of “Stoke”, which was granted by King Offa of Mercia to the bishop of Worcester in about 795, along with the district that is now called Stoke Bishop. The name was “cleaned up” by the Elizabethans to its current form.

You can visit Shirehampton places with Walkfo Shirehampton to hear history at Shirehampton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Shirehampton has 53 places to visit in our interactive Shirehampton 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 Shirehampton, 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 Shirehampton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Shirehampton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 53 audio facts unique to Shirehampton places in an interactive Shirehampton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Shirehampton Places Map
53 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Shirehampton places to visit

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

Diamond Cottage Diamond Cottage is a rustic cottage designed by John Nash (1752–1835) and George Stanley Repton (died 1858) in Blaise Hamlet, Bristol. The picturesque cottage is one of a group of ten built around 1810 as retirement homes for the servants of a wealthy banker.

University of Bristol Botanic Garden The University of Bristol Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in Bristol, England. The 4,500 species of plants are displayed in collections relating to evolution, Mediterranean, local flora and rare natives and finally useful plants.

Lamplighters Marsh Lamplighters Marsh (grid reference ST524764) is a public open space and local nature reserve near Shirehampton in Bristol. It is a narrow strip of land between the railway line which connects Bristol to Avonmouth, and the River Avon.

Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton (grid reference ST542767) is an 11 acre (4.45 hectare) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bristol. It was notified as an SSSI in 1999.

Church of St George, Easton in Gordano The Anglican Church of St George in Easton in Gordano in the English county of Somerset is a Grade II* listed building. The church is located in the area of Gordano, Gordano and Easton.

Holy Trinity Church, Abbots Leigh Holy Trinity Church in Abbots Leigh within the English county of Somerset is a 15th-century Perpendicular Gothic building, restored and partially rebuilt in 1847–48 after a fire. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Hallen A.F.C. Hallen Association Football Club is a non league football club based in Hallen, near Bristol, England. Affiliated to Gloucestershire County FA, they are currently members of the Hellenic League Premier Division.

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