Visit Chiseldon Places

Welcome to Visit Chiseldon Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Chiseldon

  

Chiseldon Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Chiseldon

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Chiseldon history

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The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a large settlement of 70 households at Chiseldene. Chiseldon lies on one of the country’s oldest highways, the Icknield Way. In 2004 a large group of Iron Age cauldrons were discovered at a site close to the centre of the village.

You can visit Chiseldon places with Walkfo Chiseldon to hear history at Chiseldon’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Chiseldon has 16 places to visit in our interactive Chiseldon 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 Chiseldon, 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 Chiseldon places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Chiseldon & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Chiseldon places in an interactive Chiseldon map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Chiseldon Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Chiseldon places to visit

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

Fir Clump Stone Circle Fir Clump Stone Circle was a double concentric circle consisting of sarsen megaliths. The outer ring measured 107 metres (351 ft) by 86.5 metres (284 ft) in diameter. It was one of at least seven stone circles that are known to have been erected in the area south of Swindon.

Coate Water Country Park Coate Water is a country park situated 5 km (3.1 mi) to the southeast of central Swindon, England. It takes its name from a reservoir originally built to provide water for the Wilts & Berks Canal. The reservoir formed a 70-acre (280,000 m) lake, built in 1822 by diverting the River Cole. Swimming in the lake has been prohibited since 1958.

Day House Lane Stone Circle Day House Lane Stone Circle was one of at least seven stone circles known to have been erected in the area south of Swindon in northern Wiltshire. Five partly buried stones remain at the site. Ring was part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

Burderop Park Burderop Park is a Grade II* listed country manor house near Chiseldon, Wiltshire. The house was constructed in the early 17th century to a courtyard design, and was turned into a three-storey square house during the 18th century.

St Andrew’s Church, Wanborough St Andrew’s Church is in the village of Wanborough in north Wiltshire. It is one of only three churches in England to have a western tower and central spire. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.

Chiseldon House Hotel Chiseldon House Hotel in Wiltshire is listed in the National Heritage Register. It was built in the early 19th Century for the Browne family and continued to be used as a private residence until 1964 when it was converted to a hotel.

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