Visit Fovant Places

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

  

Fovant Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Fovant

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Fovant history

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The name is derived from the Old English Fobbefunta, meaning ‘spring of a man called Fobbe’ The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a settlement called Febefonte with 22 households. The abbey was surrendered to the Crown in 1539, and Fovant was among the villages granted to Sir William Herbert, later Earl of Pembroke.

You can visit Fovant places with Walkfo Fovant to hear history at Fovant’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Fovant has 18 places to visit in our interactive Fovant 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 Fovant, 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 Fovant places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Fovant & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Fovant places in an interactive Fovant map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Fovant Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Fovant places to visit

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

Chilmark Quarries Chilmark Quarries (grid reference ST974312) is a 9.65 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Wiltshire, England. Its importance as a home for bats led to the site being designated in 2005 as a European Special Area of Conservation.

Philipps House Philipps House was built in 1816 by William Wyndham to the designs of Sir Jeffry Wyatville, replacing a 17th-century house. In 1916 the estate was bought by Bertram Philipps, who renamed the house after himself. The house and grounds are Grade II* listed.

Chiselbury Chiselbury is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located in Wiltshire. The hillfort is sub-circular in plan, and encloses an area of approximately 10.5 acres (460,000 sq ft) It is defined by an earthen rampart up to 3.6 metres (12 ft) in height and an external ditch. The site is a scheduled national monument no.1020262.

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