Visit Beenham Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Beenham

  

Beenham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Beenham

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Beenham history

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Church history

In 1794 the church was struck by lightning and burnt down and was replaced with a Georgian building of brick. In 1859 the nave was demolished and replaced by a Gothic Revival one designed by Henry Woodyer. The 1794 brick tower was retained and has a peal of six bells.

19th century summary

Beenham-Vallence is a parish in the diocese of Oxford. The suffix, Valence, is erroneous and was mistakenly transferred from the manor surrounding Benham Park.

1960s murderer

David Burgess, of Beenham, was jailed for life in 1967 for the murder of two girls. Yolande Waddington, 17, was found dead having been stabbed and strangled in 1966. Less than six months later, two nine-year-old girls, Jeanette Wigmore and Jacqueline Williams, were found murdered at a local gravel pit.

Beenham geography / climate

The Old Copse is a woodland within the village that is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is a site of special interest in the area.

You can visit Beenham places with Walkfo Beenham to hear history at Beenham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Beenham has 39 places to visit in our interactive Beenham 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 Beenham, 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 Beenham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Beenham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 39 audio facts unique to Beenham places in an interactive Beenham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Beenham Places Map
39 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Beenham places to visit

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

Southend, Berkshire Southend is a small rural village in the west of the civil parish of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire. Until the 1965 opening of its church it was a hamlet.

King’s Copse King’s Copse is a 13.7-hectare (34-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is in the North Wessex Downs, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The site is private land but a public footpath runs through it.

Old Copse, Beenham Old Copse, Beenham is an 8-hectare (20-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Beenham in Berkshire. The site is private land with no public access.

River Enborne River Enborne rises near the villages of Inkpen and West Woodhay, to the West of Newbury, Berkshire and flows into the River Kennet. Despite the name, the river does not run through the village of Enborne, although it does run through Enborne Row.

Folly Farm, Sulhamstead Folly Farm is an Arts and Crafts style country house in Sulhamstead, West Berkshire, England. Built around a small farmhouse dating to c. 1650, the house was substantially extended in William and Mary style by Edwin Lutyens. The gardens, designed by Lutyen and Gertrude Jekyll, are Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

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