Visit Greatford Places

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

  

Greatford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Greatford

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Greatford history

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Greatford is listed in the 1086 Domesday book as “Greteford” and “Griteford” The name could be derived from its location on a gravel or ‘grit’ ford of the West Glen River. The parish contains the now untraceable medieval hamlet of Banthorp.

Greatford landmarks

Greatford Grade I listed church, built in Early English style dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury, is part of the Uffington Group of the Deanery of Aveland & Ness with Stamford. Greatford Hall was originally a manor house built by Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century. It was the home and private asylum for Francis Willis, the physician who treated and ‘cured’ King George III of his ‘madness’ in 1788.

Greatford geography / climate

The highest part of the parish is just above the 20m contour in the North west. The underlying geology of the Parish is Sedimentary: to the South and East is of a Kellaways sand and siltstone mix.

You can visit Greatford places with Walkfo Greatford to hear history at Greatford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Greatford has 16 places to visit in our interactive Greatford 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 Greatford, 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 Greatford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Greatford & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Greatford places in an interactive Greatford map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Greatford Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Greatford places to visit

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

Tallington Tallington is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) east from Stamford and 8 miles (13 km) north-east from Peterborough. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 497.

Kates Bridge Kates Bridge is a landmark settlement on the A15 road, in the parish of Thurlby. It is approximately 3 miles (5 km) south from Bourne, Lincolnshire. It consists of little more than three bridges, a petrol filling station, tractor dealership, five houses, and a farm.

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Essendine The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II* listed building. It is a church in Essendine, Rutland.

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