Visit Great Smeaton Places

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

  

Great Smeaton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Great Smeaton

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Great Smeaton history

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Great Smeaton is about halfway between Darlington and Northallerton. It once stood on the route of the Great North Road between London and Edinburgh. Many armies have passed through the village over the years, including that of William the Conqueror. Anne of Denmark had dinner at the village on her way to London from Edinburgh.

Great Smeaton etymology

Great Smeaton is first attested in the Durham Liber Vitae for the years 966–72 in the phrase ‘on smiþatune’ First attestation of the ‘great’ element is found in 1231 in the Latinised form Smithetuna Magna.

You can visit Great Smeaton places with Walkfo Great Smeaton to hear history at Great Smeaton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Great Smeaton has 7 places to visit in our interactive Great Smeaton 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 Great Smeaton, 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 Great Smeaton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Great Smeaton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 7 audio facts unique to Great Smeaton places in an interactive Great Smeaton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Great Smeaton Places Map
7 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Great Smeaton places to visit

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

Sockburn Hall Sockburn Hall is privately owned 19th-century country house. It is a Grade II* listed building. The Hall and adjoining Grade II coach house are listed on the Buildings at Risk Register.

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Visit Great Smeaton plaques