Visit Beeby Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Beeby

  

Beeby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Beeby

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Beeby history

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In the Domesday Book of 1086, the place name was recorded as “Bebi” and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century “beo”, meaning bee, plus the Old Norse “byr”, a settlement or village; hence, “bee settlement” The village of Beeby is referenced in Adrian Mole & the Weapons of Mass Destruction as the home of the Flowers family.

Beeby geography / climate

Topography

Beeby is situated within an established agricultural landscape largely in pastoral use. The physical and historical development of the hamlet has been influenced by the local topography and its relative isolation. This isolation has mitigated the villages growth over time.

Conservation Area

Conservation Area was designated in September 1975 and covers an area of around 6.4 ha (15.8 acres) of gradually sloping land either side of a small tributary stream to the Barkby Brook. This extends along the Main Street and to Barkby Road and relates to the physical extent of the settlement as it was at the end of the nineteenth century.

You can visit Beeby places with Walkfo Beeby to hear history at Beeby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Beeby has 14 places to visit in our interactive Beeby 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 Beeby, 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 Beeby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Beeby & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 14 audio facts unique to Beeby places in an interactive Beeby map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Beeby Places Map
14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Beeby places to visit

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

St Mary’s Church, Barkby St Mary’s Church, Barkby is the Church of England Parish Church for Barkby, Leicestershire. The church mostly dates from the 13th century. It was grade I listed in 1966.

St Mary’s Church, Queniborough St Mary’s Church is the Church of England parish church of Queniborough, Leicestershire. The church mostly dates from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It was grade I listed in 1966.

Scraptoft Scraptoft is a village in Leicestershire, England. It has a population of about 1,500, measured at the 2011 census as 1,804. It lies north of the A47 road east of Leicester, and runs directly into the built up area of Thurnby and Bushby.

Humberstone & Hamilton Humberstone and Hamilton is an electoral ward and administrative division of the City of Leicester. It comprises the north-eastern Leicester suburbs of Humberstones, Garden City, Hamilton and Netherhall.

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