Visit Hovingham Places

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

  

Hovingham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hovingham

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Hovingham history

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The name ‘Hovingham’ is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name means ‘the village of Hofa’s people’ There is evidence of Roman activity around the village which sat on the Malton to Aldburgh road.

Hovingham geography / climate

The village lies at an elevation of 215 feet (66 m) at its highest point and is on the B1257 Malton to Stokesley road. Marrs Beck flows northwards through the village to eventually join the River Rye near Butterwick and Brawby. Limestone is quarried in Wath about 0.6 mi (1 km) east of Hovingham.

You can visit Hovingham places with Walkfo Hovingham to hear history at Hovingham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hovingham has 14 places to visit in our interactive Hovingham 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 Hovingham, 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 Hovingham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hovingham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 14 audio facts unique to Hovingham places in an interactive Hovingham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hovingham Places Map
14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Hovingham places to visit

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

South Holme South Holme is a settlement and civil parish about 17 miles from York, in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire. In 2001 the parish had a population of 31.

Nunnington Hall The first Nunnington Hall was mentioned in the thirteenth century and the site has had many different owners. The present building is a combination of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century work. Most of the building was created during the 1680s, when Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston was its owner.

Stonegrave Minster Stonegrave Minster was established before 757 AD when Pope Paul I wrote to Eadberht, King of Northumberland, about the appointment of an abbot. It was staffed by priests following the traditions of Iona and Lindisfarne. It is known for the heraldry adorned upon some of the tombs and monuments.

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