Visit Aldbury Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Aldbury

  

Aldbury Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Aldbury

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Aldbury history

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The single manor was recorded as Aldeberie in the 1086 Domesday Book. The public house “The Valiant Trooper” has served as an ale house for centuries, the first traceable evidence dated to 1752. The wooded slope towards the Bridgewater Monument is one of the steepest ascents in Hertfordshire.

Etymology

The name ‘Aldbury’ is derived from the Old English ald (old) burh (fortification) The name is derived from the Old English ald ald burh, meaning “fortification”

Aldbury Manor

Aldbury Manor was held by Alwin, a thegn of the king and by 1086 was in the hands of Robert, Count of Mortain. Various lower nobles followed until it was held in the 1530s under a Dynham family trust by a wife of William Fitzwilliam (Sheriff of London)

Stocks House or Stocks Manor (anciently la Stok)

Landowner William de Mandeville held land at “la Stock’ in Aldbury around 1176–1177. In 1277–1278, the men of Stocks were ordered to come de Bohun’s view of frankpledge at Amersham (Agmondesham) in Buckinghamshire. The land at Stocks belonged to a John de la Stock, who died in 1270. Stocks House became a bustling literary salon, welcoming intellectuals and writers of the day.

Launcelene’s Manor

This consisting of 70 acres (28 ha) general land, 3 acres (1.2 ha) of meadow and 5s. rent and was held in 1361 of the heir of Roger Launcelene in free socage for the service of one pair of white gauntlets. From this time it appears to have descended with the manor of Pendley in Tring.

Cherrywicke Manor (reputed as a manor)

Robert Dogget bought land in Aldbury from Edward Verney in 1557. Edward Dogget sold the actual manor to Francis Bellingham, though parcels near the churchlands were held by John Dogget in 1638.

1954 Valetta accident

On 6 January 1954 a Royal Air Force Vickers Valetta twin-engined training aircraft crashed at Tom’s Hill. 16 of the 17 airmen on board were killed.

You can visit Aldbury places with Walkfo Aldbury to hear history at Aldbury’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Aldbury has 29 places to visit in our interactive Aldbury 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 Aldbury, 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 Aldbury places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Aldbury & the surrounding areas.

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29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Aldbury places to visit

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

Champneys Champneys is an English country house and its associated estate near Tring, Hertfordshire. The mansion is run as a destination spa by a business using “Champneys” as a brand name for a group of spa resorts and day spas.

Tring Athletic F.C. Tring Athletic Football Club are an English football club based in Tring, Hertfordshire. The club are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at the Grass Roots Stadium.

Pendley Manor Pendley Manor is a hotel, conference and function centre near Tring, Hertfordshire, UK. Grade II listed as an important example of Victorian architecture.

Bridgewater Monument The Bridgewater Monument is a Grade II* listed monumental column in the Ashridge estate in Hertfordshire. It was built in 1832 to commemorate Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, known as the “Canal Duke”

St Mary’s Church, Pitstone St Mary’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in Pitstone, Buckinghamshire. It is a Grade I listed building and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

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