Visit Witchford Places

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

  

Witchford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Witchford

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Witchford history

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Anglo-Saxon cemetery

When the site of RAF Witchford was being cleared a bulldozer driver found an Anglo-Saxon pagan cemetery on the site. The bulldozer unearthed and crushed about 30 skeletons. Little archaeological work could be undertaken but some artefacts were recovered.

Hundreds

Two hundreds of the Isle of Ely, North Witchford and South Witchford, took their name from the place and had their meeting-place at Witchford.

RAF Witchford

RAF Witchford was built in 1942 and closed and dismantled in 1946. From July to September 1943 it was the base of No. 196 Squadron RAF which operated Vickers Wellington medium bombers. From November 1943 until April 1945 No. 115 Squadron RAF operated Avro Lancaster heavy bombers.

You can visit Witchford places with Walkfo Witchford to hear history at Witchford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Witchford has 18 places to visit in our interactive Witchford 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 Witchford, 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 Witchford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Witchford & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Witchford places in an interactive Witchford map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Witchford Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Witchford places to visit

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

King’s Ely King’s Ely was founded in 970 AD, making it one of the oldest schools in the world. It was given its Royal Charter by King Henry VIII in 1541. The school consists of a nursery, pre-preparatory school, junior school, senior school, sixth form and international school. It has produced a number of notable alumni, including Edward the Confessor, King of England.

Ely City F.C. Ely City Football Club is a football club based in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at the Unwin Sports Ground.

Cantabrigian Rowing Club Cantabrigian Rowing Club, known as Cantabs, is a rowing and sculling club in Cambridge, UK. The club is a ‘town’ (or CRA) rowing club in the city of Cambridge.

St George’s Church, Little Thetford St George’s Church, Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, is an Anglican church. It was built in the 18th century.

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