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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Castle Donington

  

Castle Donington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Castle Donington

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Castle Donington history

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Dunintune or Dunitone is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having land belonging to Countess Ælfgifu and land assigned to Earl Hugh. King’s Mill, the nearby crossing on the River Trent, is mentioned in a charter issued by Æthelred the Unready in 1009 regarding the boundaries of Weston-on-Trent. Lace-making was an important industry up until the 1850s when a sharp decline in the population is recorded.

You can visit Castle Donington places with Walkfo Castle Donington to hear history at Castle Donington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Castle Donington has 38 places to visit in our interactive Castle Donington 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 Castle Donington, 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 Castle Donington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Castle Donington & the surrounding areas.

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38 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Castle Donington places to visit

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

Kegworth Kegworth is situated 6 miles north of Loughborough, 12 miles southwest of Nottinghamshire and 12.5 miles southeast of Derby. It is situated on the A6 near junction 24 of the M1 motorway and is also close to East Midlands Airport and East Midlands Parkway railway station. The population of the village as of the 2011 census was 3,601.

Lockington, Leicestershire The population at the 2011 census was included in the civil parish of Lockington-Hemington. The village is close to the Derbyshire border. In 1994 a hoard of Bronze Age items were discovered locally.

Great Wilne Great Wilne is a small village in Derbyshire, England on the border with Leicestershire. It is 7 miles (11 km) south east of Derby. The population at the 2011 Census is included in the civil parish of Shardlow and Great.

Castle Donington Power Station Castle Donington Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Trent, Leicestershire. Construction began in 1951, and the station opened in 1958.

Castle Donington Methodist Church Castle Donington Methodist Church is a Grade II listed Methodist Church in Leicestershire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in the centre of the town. The church was built at the same time as the Church of Christchurch in the 1920s.

Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England. It was created as a racing circuit during the period between the First and Second World Wars when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship. The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer’s MotorSport Vision organisation, and the estate is still owned by the Wheatcroft family.

St James’ Church, Shardlow St James’ Church, Shardlow is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in Shardlow.

Diseworth The village’s name means ‘farm/settlement of Digoth’ It is south of East Midlands Airport and off Junction 23A of the M1 motorway. The four principal streets of the village – Grimes Gate, Hall Gate, Clements Gate and Lady Gate – meet at The Cross; a staggered crossroads close to Church of St Michael’s and All Angels.

Monsters of Rock Monsters of Rock was an annual hard rock and heavy metal music festival held in Castle Donington, England, from 1980 to 1996. It later branched into other locations such as the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and the United States.

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