Visit Wessington Places

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

  

Wessington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wessington

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Wessington history

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When the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086, the village was known as Wistanestune. The village was then called Washington before acquiring its present name. The parish was separated from Crich in 1859.

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

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

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

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

  

Best Wessington places to visit

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

National Tramway Museum The National Tramway Museum is a tram museum located at Crich, Derbyshire. The museum contains over 60 (mainly British) trams built between 1873 and 1982. Most of the UK tram networks, with a few exceptions closed before the 1960s.

St Mary’s Church, Crich St Mary’s Church, Crich is a Grade I listed parish church in Crich, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.

St Leonard’s Church, Shirland St Leonard’s Church, Shirland is a Grade II* listed parish church in Shirland, Derbyshire. It is located in the town of Shirland in the county.

Ashover Light Railway The Ashover Light Railway was a 1 ft 11+1/2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge railway. It was built by the Clay Cross Company to transport minerals such as limestone, fluorite, barytes and gritstone to its works at Clay Cross.

Ogston Hall Ogston Hall is a Grade II* listed country house situated at Brackenfield, near Alfreton, Derbyshire. A building on the site is listed in the Domesday Book as part of the Deincourt manor of Morton. The Revell family of South Normanton held Ogston in the 14th century by marriage to the heiress. A two-storey north west wing with attics and basement was added in 1659 and a connected stable block in 1695.

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