Visit Chowley Places

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

  

Chowley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Chowley

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Chowley history

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Chowley means “Ceola’s wood/clearing” and likely derives from the Old English personal name Ceola and the word lēah. Mentioned as Celelea in the Domesday Book of 1086, it was partial woodland and consisted of only two households.

Chowley landmarks

Chowley Lodge, built in 1868 as a lodge to Bolesworth Castle, is listed at Grade II. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and is listed as a Grade II listed building.

You can visit Chowley places with Walkfo Chowley to hear history at Chowley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Chowley has 27 places to visit in our interactive Chowley 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 Chowley, 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 Chowley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Chowley & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 27 audio facts unique to Chowley places in an interactive Chowley map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Chowley Places Map
27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Chowley places to visit

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

Bolesworth Castle Bolesworth Castle is a country house 2 miles (3 km) south of the village of Tattenhall, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Brown Knowl Methodist Church Brown Knowl Methodist Church is in Sherrington’s Lane, Cheshire, in the civil parish of Broxton, England. The church, together with the former Sunday school, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Stretton Watermill Stretton Watermill is a working historic watermill in Strettons, Cheshire. It is owned and administered by Cheshire West and Chester Council. The mill is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building.

St Mary’s Church, Coddington St Mary’s Church is in the civil parish of Coddington, Cheshire. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester.

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