Visit Great Witcombe Places

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

  

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

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Great Witcombe history

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The name “Witcombe” means ‘Wide valley’ The name means ‘wide valley’ and ‘Wide Valley’ The name of the village in the name of Witcombe means ‘Witscombe’

Great Witcombe landmarks

Great Witcombe has a church called St Mary. The parish includes the remains of a Roman Villa. There are 17 listed buildings in the town.

You can visit Great Witcombe places with Walkfo Great Witcombe to hear history at Great Witcombe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Great Witcombe has 22 places to visit in our interactive Great Witcombe 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 Witcombe, 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 Witcombe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Great Witcombe & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Great Witcombe places in an interactive Great Witcombe map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Great Witcombe Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Great Witcombe places to visit

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

Brockworth Brockworth is a parish, village and district of Gloucester in Gloucestershire . It is located 4 miles southeast of central Gloucester, 6 miles southwest of Cheltenham and 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north of Stroud . During World War II the nearby village of Hucclecote at the Gloster Aircraft Company produced the famous Hawker Hurricane fighter .

Coopers Edge Coopers Edge is a new build suburb situated in Brockworth, Gloucester, between the city of Gloucester and the town of Cheltenham . Building began in 2007 at the foot of Coopers Hill .

Great Witcombe Great Witcombe is a village and civil parish 5 miles (8 km) south east of Gloucester, in the Tewkesbury district, in Gloucestershire . In 2001 the parish had a population of 80 .

Great Witcombe Roman Villa Great Witcombe Roman Villa was a villa built during the Roman occupation of Britain . It is located on a hillside near Gloucester in the English county of Gloucestershire .

Bushley Muzzard, Brimpsfield Bushley Muzzard, Brimpsfield (grid reference SO944133) is a 1.13-hectare (2.8-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. The site lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and was formerly called Watercombe Marsh.

Church of St Michael, Brimpsfield The Anglican Church of St Michael at Brimpsfield in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.

Knap House Quarry, Birdlip Knap House Quarry, Birdlip is a 1.80-hectare (4.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Cotswold District’ Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS) and a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS)

Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake (grid reference SO929161 & grid reference SO931154) is a 56.8-hectare (140-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. The site (two parts) lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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