Visit Hawridge Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hawridge

  

Hawridge Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hawridge

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Hawridge history

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Early settlement

Aucrug is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means ridge frequented by hawks. Mesolithic and neolithic tranchet axe-heads were found near Haddens Plantation and Heath End Farm. There is evidence of trading activity through finds of coins spanning from 4th Century to 1450.

English Civil War

Hawridge is said to have associations with the English Civil War during the 1640s. Parliamentary soldiers were billeted in the area at a time when skirmishes were occurring in and around Wendover and Chesham. Horseblock Lane, which crosses Hawridge Common, may have been where their horses were quartered.

Lords of the Manor

The manor of Hawridge is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. The first attributed with ownership of the lands was Robert D’Oyly, who died in 1091. Following a period of major land reassignment the manor appears to have been granted to Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick.

Hawridge geography / climate

Hawridge historically comprised some 696 acres (2.82 km) It is located along a ridge on the dip slope within the Chiltern downland landscape. It is some 590 ft (182 m) above sea level.

Geology

The geology of the area has dictated the land use. The soil comprises gravely clay, intermixed with flints, small pebbles, and öolite over a chalk formation. There are no streams in the area due to the porous chalk sub soil.

Land use

More land is given over to open space i.e. agricultural, both arable and pasture; paddocks; heathland and most significantly the Common. There is relatively little mature ancient woodland remaining as most was cleared mainly during the 18th century.

Settlement

The name probably derives from its location on the edge of Wigginton Heath. Until 1935 Hawridge did not have mains water. Drainage did not arrive until 1963. The Second World War resulted in an influx of people escaping the London Blitz.

You can visit Hawridge places with Walkfo Hawridge to hear history at Hawridge’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hawridge has 21 places to visit in our interactive Hawridge 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 Hawridge, 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 Hawridge places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hawridge & the surrounding areas.

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21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Hawridge places to visit

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

Champneys Champneys is an English country house and its associated estate near Tring, Hertfordshire. The mansion is run as a destination spa by a business using “Champneys” as a brand name for a group of spa resorts and day spas.

Hawridge Windmill Hawridge Windmill is a disused tower mill in Hawridge, Buckinghamshire. The mill was constructed on the site of an earlier smock mill and became a private residence in 1913 when the writer Gilbert Cannan used it as a studio.

Cholesbury Camp Cholesbury Camp is a large and well-preserved Iron Age hill fort. It is roughly oval-shaped and covers an area, including ramparts, of 15 acres (6.1 ha) The fort is of the multivallate type, in other words having two or more lines of concentric earthworks. It was previously, though erroneously, attributed to the Danes and until the early 20th century was known locally as “The Danish Camp”

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