Visit Duxford Places

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

  

Duxford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Duxford

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Duxford history

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The village formed on the banks of the River Cam, a little below its emergence from the hills of north Essex. It was split into two ecclesiastical parishes in medieval times until they were united in 1834. Originally known as Duxworth and listed as Dukeswrthe in the 10th century.

You can visit Duxford places with Walkfo Duxford to hear history at Duxford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Duxford has 24 places to visit in our interactive Duxford 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 Duxford, 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 Duxford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Duxford & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 24 audio facts unique to Duxford places in an interactive Duxford map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Duxford Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Duxford places to visit

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

Wellcome Sanger Institute The Wellcome Sanger Institute was established in 1992 and named after double Nobel Laureate Frederick Sanger. It was conceived as a large scale DNA sequencing centre to participate in the Human Genome Project. The Institute now employs around 900 people and engages in five main areas of research.

St Mary Magdalene Church, Ickleton St Mary Magdalene Church is the Church of England parish church in Ickleton, Cambridgeshire. The church is a Grade I listed building and is part of a combined benefice with those of St Peter’s, Duxford and SS Mary and John, Hinxton.

Duxford Aerodrome Duxford Aerodrome (ICAO: EGSU) is located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Cambridge. The airfield is owned by the Imperial War Museum (IWM) and the American Air Museum. The aerodrome has a Civil Aviation Authority Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

Borough Hill, Sawston Borough Hill is a large multivallate hillfort near Sawston, Cambridgeshire, England. The hillfort is located in Borough Hill, near the town of Sawston.

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