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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Asfordby
Visit Asfordby places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Asfordby places to visit. A unique way to experience Asfordby’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Asfordby as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Asfordby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, to the west of Melton Mowbray on the A6006 road. The village’s name means ‘farm/settlement of Asfrothr’ The parish consists of three villages, Asfordy proper, Asfordby Valley and Asford by Hill. The population had increased to 3,286 at the 2011 census. When you visit Asfordby, Walkfo brings Asfordby places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Asfordby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Asfordby
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With 16 audio plaques & Asfordby places for you to explore in the Asfordby area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Asfordby places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Why visit Asfordby with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Asfordby places with Walkfo Asfordby to hear history at Asfordby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Asfordby has 16 places to visit in our interactive Asfordby 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 Asfordby, 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 Asfordby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Asfordby & the surrounding areas.
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16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Asfordby places to visit
Asfordby has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Asfordby’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Asfordby’s information audio spots:
River Eye, Leicestershire
River Eye rises at Bescaby, about six miles (10 km) north-east of Melton Mowbray. It flows east towards Saltby, where it turns south and flows past Sproxton, Coston and Garthorpe. At Swan’s Nest it flows under bridges at Burton Road and Leicester Road. At Egerton Lodge it changes its name to the River Wreake.
Holwell Sports F.C.
Holwell Sports Football Club is based in Asfordby Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Welby Road.
Asfordby
Asfordby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, to the west of Melton Mowbray on the A6006 road. The village’s name means ‘farm/settlement of Asfrothr’ The parish consists of three villages, Asfordy proper, Asfordby Valley and Asford by Hill. The population had increased to 3,286 at the 2011 census.
Shoby
Shoby is a hamlet and former civil parish 12 miles (19 km) north east of Leicester. In 2000 it had an estimated population of 39. Gregory Brokesby who was a resident of Shoby became the Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1632.
Melton Mowbray Navigation
The Melton Mowbray Navigation opened in 1797 when the River Wreake was made navigable upstream from its junction with the River Soar and the Leicester Navigation. With railway competition, and the closure of the Oakham Canal, to which it was connected, decline was rapid and the canal closed in 1877.
Rotherby
Rotherby is a village and former civil parish, 9 miles (14 km) north east of Leicester. In 1931 the parish had a population of 133.
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here Asfordby has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Asfordby plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Asfordby using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Asfordby plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.
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