Visit Hawkedon Places

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

  

Hawkedon Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hawkedon

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Hawkedon history

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The village is recorded in the Domesday book with a population of 24 households in 1086; 10 freemen, 7 smallholders, 5 slaves, & 2 villagers. In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson’s Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described the village as: In 1887, John Bartholomew also wrote an entry on Hawkedon.

Hawkedon etymology

The name means ‘hill of the hawks’, derived from the Old English hafoc meaning hawk (in the genitive plural) and the Old. English dūn meaning hill.

You can visit Hawkedon places with Walkfo Hawkedon to hear history at Hawkedon’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hawkedon has 12 places to visit in our interactive Hawkedon 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 Hawkedon, 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 Hawkedon places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hawkedon & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Hawkedon places in an interactive Hawkedon map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hawkedon Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Hawkedon places to visit

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

Stansfield Windmill Stansfield Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill in Suffolk, England. The mill mill is now derelict and has been declared a ruin. It is located in the town of Stanfield, Suffolk.

RAF Chedburgh RAF Chedburgh is a former Royal Air Force station located near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. The Bury Road Business Park is now located on the site. The principal enterprise is Yara UK Limited’s liquid fertilizer production plant.

Newmarket Ridge The Newmarket Ridge or East Anglian Ridge is a ridge starting north-west of Hertford, Hertfordshire near the Chiltern Hills and ending near Sudbury, Suffolk. It is approximately 40 miles (64 km) long and passes through Essex and south-east Cambridgeshire.

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Visit Hawkedon plaques