Visit Akenham Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Akenham

  

Akenham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Akenham

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Akenham history

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Archaeological finds

Romano-British pottery has been unearthed in fields across the parish. A silver penny of the Saxon king Aethelred II was also found nearby. Bronze fragments thought to represent the Bigod family.

Middle Ages

It was known as Acheham in the Domesday Book which records the population in 1086 to be 50 households made up 48 freemen and 2 smallholders. Its place name is derived the Old English for ‘Ac(c)a’s homestead or village’

19th and 20th centuries

The abandoned St Mary’s church suffered bomb damage during World War II. The church was the scene of one of the great ecclesiastical scandals of the 19th century.

Akenham culture & places

First World War trenches at Trench Farm in Akenham are used by theatre and re-enactment groups. The trenches have featured in Downton Abbey and Journey’s End.

Akenham geography / climate

The parish is bordered by the parish of Whitton to the south, Claydon to the west, Henley to the north and Westerfield to the east.

You can visit Akenham places with Walkfo Akenham to hear history at Akenham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Akenham has 41 places to visit in our interactive Akenham 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 Akenham, 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 Akenham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Akenham & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Akenham Places Map
41 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Akenham places to visit

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

Crane Sports F.C. Crane Sports Football Club were a football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Crane Sports were a Football Club from Crane Sports. The club was based in the city of Ipswich.

St Mary and St Peter’s Church, Barham St Mary and St Peter’s Church is an active Anglican parish church in the village of Barham near Ipswich. It contains a Henry Moore statue of Madonna and the Child originally held at St Peter, Claydon.

Claydon railway station (Suffolk) Claydon railway station was a station in Claydon, Suffolk. It closed to passengers in 1963. Goods facility for Blue Circle Cement, British Steel Piling and Kings Scrapyard was still staffed in the late 1970s.

Whitton, Mid Suffolk Whitton is a civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk. The parish does not include the Ipswich suburb of Whitton. In 2011 the parish had a population of 172.

St Mary’s Church, Akenham St Mary’s Church is a Grade II* listed building in Suffolk. It is under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It stands in an isolated position in fields 3 miles (5 km) north of Ipswich.

St Peter’s Church, Henley St Peter’s Church is located in the village of Henley near Ipswich. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bosmere, part of the archdeaconry of Ipswich and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

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