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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bennetts End

  

Bennetts End Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bennetts End

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Bennetts End history

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The name first appears as a farmstead owned by “Roger de Beneyet” around 1269. Hemel Hempstead officially became a New Town on 4 February 1947. The area was mostly farmland up until the construction of the new town.

You can visit Bennetts End places with Walkfo Bennetts End to hear history at Bennetts End’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bennetts End has 59 places to visit in our interactive Bennetts End 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 Bennetts End, 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 Bennetts End places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bennetts End & the surrounding areas.

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59 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Bennetts End places to visit

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

Frogmore Paper Mill Frogmore Paper Mill is a working paper mill situated in Apsley, Hertfordshire. The mill is on an island in the River Gade, which forms part of the Grand Union Canal. It is the oldest mechanical paper mill in the world.

River Bulbourne The River Bulbourne is a small river in Dacorum, Hertfordshire. It is an unnavigable tributary of the River Gade, which flows into the River Colne. The river is reduced in size due to the building of the London to Birmingham Grand Union Canal.

St John’s Church, Boxmoor The Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed church in Boxmoor, Hertfordshire. The church was consecrated in 1874 on land purchased from the Box Moor Trust.

Shendish Manor Shendish Manor is a country house at Apsley in Hertfordshire. It is located on the outskirts of Apsleys in the north west of Hertforshire. The Manor was built in the 18th century.

Roughdown Common Roughdown Common is a 3.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. It is owned by the Box Moor Trust having been officially brought by the trust in April 1886 from the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s.

Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club. Affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association. They are currently members of the National League South, the sixth tier of English football.

The Bury, Hemel Hempstead The Bury was erected in about 1790 by an attorney who worked in Hemel Hempstead. It was the residence for the next two centuries of many notable people. It is now owned by the Dacorum Borough Council and is Grade II* listed.

Leverstock Green Leverstock Green is a “modern” parish, formed about 1849 from parts of the parishes of St Michael’s (St Albans), Abbots Langley and Hemel Hempstead. The village is a growing village, with a location close to an industrial estate from which many large companies operate.

St Mary’s Church, Hemel Hempstead St Mary’s Church, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, is the parish church of the town and its oldest place of worship. It is a Grade I listed building.

Leverstock Green F.C. Leverstock Green Football Club is a football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at Pancake Lane.

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