Visit Wembury Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wembury

  

Wembury Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wembury

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Wembury history

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The name ‘Wembury’ may derive from a place name containing the name Woden, and John Mitchell Kemble notes that it was called “Wódnesbeorh” Saxons colonised south-west Devon during the 7th century and founded agricultural settlements here.

You can visit Wembury places with Walkfo Wembury to hear history at Wembury’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wembury has 19 places to visit in our interactive Wembury 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 Wembury, 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 Wembury places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wembury & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 19 audio facts unique to Wembury places in an interactive Wembury map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Wembury Places Map
19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Wembury places to visit

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

Frobisher Battery Frobisher Battery is a former gun battery at Staddon Heights, Plymouth, Devon. The original battery at the site, Twelve Acre Brake Battery, was completed in 1867 with positions for three guns. In 1888–1892, a new battery was built on the site and renamed Frobishers Battery. It was armed with one RML 12.5-inch 38-ton gun, intended to be used to bombard enemy ships attempting to enter Plymouth Sound.

Lentney Battery Lentney Battery was built in 1905 as one of three 6-inch gun batteries for the defence of the Royal Naval Dockyard at Devonport. The battery was manned by the Devonshire royal Garrison Artillery. In 1930 the battery was disarmed, but later re-armed during the Second World War. It was released by the military in 1991 and became Grade II listed.

Watch House Battery Watch House Battery was one of a number of batteries to defend the Eastern approaches to Plymouth Sound. It was originally built as a small pentagonal redoubt with emplacements for five guns. During the First World War the battery was manned by the Devonshire Royal Garrison Artillery. It remained armed until the dissolution of coast artillery in the UK in 1956 when it was disarmed.

Holy Cross Church, Newton Ferrers Holy Cross Church is a Church of England parish church in Newton Ferrers, Devon. The existing church has 13th-century origins, with a major restoration and rebuild of 1885–86. Holy Cross has been a Grade I listed building since 1960.

Newton Ferrers Newton Ferrers is a former manor and ecclesiastical parish in the English county of Devon. It is situated on a creek of the River Yealm estuary, about 6 miles (10 km) south-east of the City of Plymouth. It lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

St Peter’s Church, Noss Mayo St Peter’s Church is a Church of England parish church in Noss Mayo, Devon. It was constructed in 1880–82 and designed by the London architect James Piers St Aubyn. It has been Grade II* listed since 1960.

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