Visit Holybourne Places

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

  

Holybourne Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Holybourne

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Holybourne history

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Holybourne is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Haliborne, and appears in 1418 as Halybourn. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English Haligburna which means sacred stream, referring to the small stream whose spring is near Holybourne Church. Being located close to former RAF Lasham airfield gliders are often spotted in the sky.

Complins Brewery

In the nineteenth century, a brewery was established in Holybourne by Walter Complin, who died in 1890. By the start of the 20th century, it was run by John Fowler Complin. The site is now occupied by a residential area called Complins.

Holybourne economy & business

Holybourne Oil Terminal

Holybourne Oil Terminal is the trans-shipment point for production from the Humbly Grove oil field, Lasham, delivery of the oil to be by pipeline. In 1989, further permission was granted to deliver a limited amount of crude oil by road tanker.

You can visit Holybourne places with Walkfo Holybourne to hear history at Holybourne’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Holybourne has 20 places to visit in our interactive Holybourne 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 Holybourne, 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 Holybourne places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Holybourne & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 20 audio facts unique to Holybourne places in an interactive Holybourne map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Holybourne Places Map
20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Holybourne places to visit

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

Curtis Museum The Curtis Museum was founded in 1865 by Dr William Curtis (1803–1881) Ownership of the museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust in 2014.

King John’s Hill King John’s Hill is a small multivallate hillfort, a fort with multiple defensive rings, and has been dated on ceramic evidence to approximately 100 BC. It was later reoccupied during the medieval period, with 13th–14th century AD building traces and pottery fragments.

Church of St Lawrence, Alton The Church of St Lawrence, Alton is an Anglican parish church in Alton, Hampshire. It is a Grade I listed building and is notable both for the range of its architecture and for being the site of the Battle of Alton during the English Civil War.

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