Visit Great Wilne Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Great Wilne

  

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

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Great Wilne history

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In 1009 Æþelræd signed a charter at the Great Council which recognised the position and boundaries of Westune. Wilne is still mentioned in the Domesday book as one village in 1086. Shardlow and Great Wilne were included in the parish of Aston-on-Trent until 1838 when Shardlow constructed its own church.

You can visit Great Wilne places with Walkfo Great Wilne to hear history at Great Wilne’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Great Wilne has 32 places to visit in our interactive Great Wilne 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 Wilne, 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 Wilne places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Great Wilne & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 32 audio facts unique to Great Wilne places in an interactive Great Wilne map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Great Wilne Places Map
32 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Great Wilne tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Great Wilne

  

Best Great Wilne places to visit

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

Lockington, Leicestershire The population at the 2011 census was included in the civil parish of Lockington-Hemington. The village is close to the Derbyshire border. In 1994 a hoard of Bronze Age items were discovered locally.

St Michael’s Church, Breaston St Michael’s Church, Breaston is a Grade I listed parish church in Breaston, Derbyshire. It is located in the town of Breaston in the county of Derby. The church was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.

Great Wilne Great Wilne is a small village in Derbyshire, England on the border with Leicestershire. It is 7 miles (11 km) south east of Derby. The population at the 2011 Census is included in the civil parish of Shardlow and Great.

Castle Donington Power Station Castle Donington Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Trent, Leicestershire. Construction began in 1951, and the station opened in 1958.

Castle Donington Methodist Church Castle Donington Methodist Church is a Grade II listed Methodist Church in Leicestershire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in the centre of the town. The church was built at the same time as the Church of Christchurch in the 1920s.

St James’ Church, Shardlow St James’ Church, Shardlow is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in Shardlow.

Monsters of Rock Monsters of Rock was an annual hard rock and heavy metal music festival held in Castle Donington, England, from 1980 to 1996. It later branched into other locations such as the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and the United States.

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