Visit Wickmere Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wickmere

  

Wickmere Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wickmere

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Wickmere history

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Archaeological finds have proved that people have lived in Wickmere as far back as prehistoric times. These finds, made in 1991 take the form of prehistoric pot boiler. These flints represent the use of fire by the early inhabitants of the area for the purposes of heating water for cooking and washing.

Bronze Age

Pieces of casting waste which might provide evidence for a metal working site in Wickmere. Metal detectors of a copper alloy adza and an axe head, along with pottery shreds are more evidence of activity here in this period.

Roman Period

Archaeological evidence has also found three possible Roman settlements around Wickmere. In these areas finds include Roman pottery, coins and casting waste, dolphin brooches, spindle whorl, staff ferrule and part of an iron key.

The Norman Period

Wickmere has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. The Benedictine Order held land here prior to 1066. It is also recorded that Wickmere had woodland, a share in a mill and numerous meadows.

You can visit Wickmere places with Walkfo Wickmere to hear history at Wickmere’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wickmere has 21 places to visit in our interactive Wickmere 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 Wickmere, 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 Wickmere places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wickmere & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Wickmere places in an interactive Wickmere map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Wickmere Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Wickmere places to visit

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

Gur Beck Gur Beck is a minor watercourse which rises in the north of Norfolk. It is a tributary of the Scarrow Beck which merges after 4.2 miles (6.8 km) There is one watermill on the beck, but is no longer in working order.

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Visit Wickmere plaques