Visit Aldbourne Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Aldbourne

  

Aldbourne Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Aldbourne

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Aldbourne history

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Early periods

Evidence of prehistoric activity on the chalk downs includes a barrow cemetery north-west of the village. Domesday Book in 1086 recorded a large settlement at Aldeborne, with 156 households, four mills and a church. Aldbourne was the wealthiest parish in Selkley hundred in the Middle Ages.

Since 1800

A Baptist chapel opened in 1841 in Back Lane and was rebuilt as New Zoar Chapel in 1868; it was sold in 1914 and demolished some time after 1931; its burial ground survives. Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel in Lottage Road in 1807, which was rebuilt in 1844. During the Second World War, Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division were based at Aldbourne.

Bell foundry

For at least 130 years Aldbourne had a bell foundry. Bells cast by the Cor and Wells families survive at parish churches including Alvescot, Ashbury, Berwick St John, Blewbury, Church Hanborough, East Challow, Drayton, Faringdon, Farnborough, Great Coxwell, Horspath, Longworth, Marcham, Marsh Baldon, Northleach, Uffington, Seend, Sutton Courtenay and others.

You can visit Aldbourne places with Walkfo Aldbourne to hear history at Aldbourne’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Aldbourne has 4 places to visit in our interactive Aldbourne 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 Aldbourne, 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 Aldbourne places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Aldbourne & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 4 audio facts unique to Aldbourne places in an interactive Aldbourne map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Aldbourne Places Map
4 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Aldbourne places to visit

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

Membury Camp Membury Camp, or Membury Fort, is the site of an Iron Age hill fort located on the borders of Wiltshire and Berkshire. The site is situated in the south-western corner of a small plateau. The circular earthworks are completely shrouded in trees and inside the walls it is mostly arable farmland.

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Visit Aldbourne plaques