Welcome to Visit Denby Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Denby
Visit Denby places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Denby places to visit. A unique way to experience Denby’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Denby as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Denby is a village in Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England’s first Astronomer Royal, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company. The population at the 2001 Census was 1,827, increasing to 2,190 at the 2011 Census. When you visit Denby, Walkfo brings Denby places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Denby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Denby
Visit Denby – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 36 audio plaques & Denby places for you to explore in the Denby area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Denby places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Denby history
The settlement was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Denebi. By 1334 it was a market town and held an annual fair in September. In 1806, William Bourne leased the clay bed that had been discovered while a road was being built. Three years later, the Bourne family began manufacturing salt-glazed pottery.
Why visit Denby with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Denby places with Walkfo Denby to hear history at Denby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Denby has 36 places to visit in our interactive Denby 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 Denby, 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 Denby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Denby & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 36 audio facts unique to Denby places in an interactive Denby map you can explore.”
Walkfo: Visit Denby Places Map
36 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
Denby historic spots | Denby tourist destinations | Denby plaques | Denby geographic features |
Walkfo Denby tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Denby |
Best Denby places to visit
Denby has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Denby’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Denby’s information audio spots:
![]() | St James’ Church, Codnor St James’ Church, Codnor is a Church of England parish church in Codnor, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish church. |
![]() | The Elms, Derbyshire The Elms is a housing estate built by the town council in the 1950s to provide social housing. It took its name from a farm which was used as a depot by the council until demolition. The houses on the estate are traditionally built red brick, mainly three and four bedroom with the occasional five bedroom. |
![]() | St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denby St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denby is a Grade I listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1950s and is located in Denby. |
![]() | Stainsby House Stainsby House was designed by Nottingham architect David Shelley. It was built for the businessman Robert Morley, owner of Alida Packaging at Heanor Gate. |
![]() | St Luke’s Church, Heage St Luke’s Church, Heage is a Grade II* listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in Heage. |
![]() | St Peter’s Church, Belper St Peter’s Church, Belper is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Derbyshire. It is located in the town of Belper in the district of Derby. |
![]() | Belper Congregational Church Belper Congregational Church is a Grade II listed former congregational chapel on Green Lane in Belper, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade I listed former congregation chapel. |
![]() | Holbrook Sports F.C. Holbrook Sports Football Club is a football club based in Holbrook, near Derby, England. They are currently members of the Central Midlands League Division One Central. |
![]() | Holy Trinity Church, Milford Holy Trinity Church, Milford is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England. It is located in Milford, Derbyshire. |
![]() | St Michael’s Church, Holbrook St Michael’s Church, Holbrook is a Grade II listed parish church in Holbrook, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade I listed parish. |
Visit Denby plaques
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plaques
here Denby has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Denby plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Denby using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Denby plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.