Visit Alton Pancras Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Alton Pancras

  

Alton Pancras Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Alton Pancras

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Alton Pancras history

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Evidence of prehistoric human activity within the parish includes two round barrows on the hills to the east of the village (one on West Hill and one on Church Hill) The remains of ‘Celtic’ fields and strip lynchets on many of the surrounding hills, and a possible settlement just south of the summit of Church Hill. The village was previously two separate settlements: Barcombe and Alton.

Alton Pancras geography / climate

Alton Pancras civil parish covers 920 hectares (2,280 acres) at the head of the River Piddle. The valley is on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs and drains from north to south. The underlying geology of the parish is mostly chalk, except for the Alton Common extension, which is on greensand, gault and Kimmeridge clay.

You can visit Alton Pancras places with Walkfo Alton Pancras to hear history at Alton Pancras’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Alton Pancras has 19 places to visit in our interactive Alton Pancras 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 Alton Pancras, 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 Alton Pancras places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Alton Pancras & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 19 audio facts unique to Alton Pancras places in an interactive Alton Pancras map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Alton Pancras Places Map
19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Alton Pancras places to visit

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

Watts Hill Watts Hill is a hill in the Dorset Downs and one of the highest in the county of Dorset. The height of the summit is variously recorded as 261 metres or 262 metres.

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Visit Alton Pancras plaques