Visit Whilton Places

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

  

Whilton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Whilton

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Whilton history

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Whilton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1068, where it is listed under the name of ‘Woltone’ The main tenant landowner was Robert, Count of Mortain who was the half-brother to William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy and later king William I of England. The village’s name means ‘Wheel farm/settlement’, either alluding to the circular hill on which the village stands or the bending course of the stream here.

You can visit Whilton places with Walkfo Whilton to hear history at Whilton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Whilton has 17 places to visit in our interactive Whilton 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 Whilton, 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 Whilton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Whilton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 17 audio facts unique to Whilton places in an interactive Whilton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Whilton Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Whilton places to visit

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

Brockhall, Northamptonshire Brockhall is a small settlement that has developed around its eponymous hall. The village – Brocole – was recorded in the Domesday Book. The population is included in the civil parish of Norton.

Long Buckby A.F.C. Long Buckby Association Football Club is a football club based near Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division South.

Daventry District Daventry District was from 1974 to 2021 a local government district in western Northamptonshire. The district was named after its main town of Daventry where the council was based. At the 2011 Census, the district had a population of 77,843, a little under a third of whom (25,026) lived in Daventry. The rest of the district was predominantly rural.

Great Brington Great Brington is a village in Northamptonshire, England, in the civil parish of Brington, which at the 2011 Census had a population of about 200. The village name means ‘Farm/settlement connected with Bryni’ Just outside the village is Althorp House, the home of Diana, Princess of Wales.

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