Visit Horningsham Places

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

  

Horningsham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Horningsham

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Horningsham history

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Domesday Book describes Horningsham as very small, being occupied by one cottager and four small holders. Priory was established at Longleat at an uncertain date before 1235 and continued as a Royal peculiar controlled by the Dean of Salisbury. Lord Bath’s School was built to the west of the church in 1844 by Harriet, widow of Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath.

You can visit Horningsham places with Walkfo Horningsham to hear history at Horningsham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Horningsham has 15 places to visit in our interactive Horningsham 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 Horningsham, 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 Horningsham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Horningsham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 15 audio facts unique to Horningsham places in an interactive Horningsham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Horningsham Places Map
15 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Horningsham places to visit

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

St Michael’s Church, Gare Hill St Michael’s Church was designed by William Butterfield and built in 1857–58 . It has been a Grade II* listed building since 1981 . The churchyard wall and gateway is also Grade II listed .

Roddenbury Hillfort Roddenbury Hillfort is a univallate Iron Age hillfort in the parish of Selwood, Somerset. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and on the Heritage at Risk Register. The site covers 0.84 hectares (2.1 acres)

Hales Castle Hales Castle was a medieval castle that once stood overlooking the town of Frome in Somerset. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.

Church of St Katherine, Selwood The Anglican Church of St Katherine in East Woodlands, Selwood, Somerset, was built around 1712. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Longleat Priory Longleat Priory was a priory near Warminster, Wiltshire, in the south of England. The main priory was established before 1233 and was under the control of the Dean of Salisbury until its dissolution in 1529.

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