Visit Hengrave Places

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

  

Hengrave Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hengrave

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Hengrave history

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The village is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Hemegretham meaning the homestead or village of Hemma’s meadow. This is derived from the old Frisian word grēd meaning meadow or pasture.

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

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Hengrave places in an interactive Hengrave map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hengrave Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Hengrave places to visit

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

Fornham Hall Fornham Hall was a large 18th-century country house near Bury St Edmunds. It was demolished in 1957 after it was built in the 18th century.

Hengrave Hall Hengrave Hall was the seat of the Kitson and Gage families 1525–1887. Both families were Roman Catholic recusants.

West Stow Hall West Stow Hall was begun in around 1520 for Sir John Croftes, Master of the Horse to Mary Tudor. It is located in Suffolk, near Bury St Edmunds.

Culford Park Culford Park is the former seat of the Bacon, Cornwallis and Cadogan families. It is the home of Culford School, Culford, Suffolk.

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village is an archaeological site and an open-air museum. It is best known for the small village that existed on the site between the mid-5th century and the early 7th century CE. The site was excavated between 1956 and 1972 by an archaeological team from the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works. In 1999, the site was opened to the public with a new visitor’s centre and museum.

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Visit Hengrave plaques