Visit Irnham Places

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

  

Irnham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Irnham

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Irnham history

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Irnham is listed as “Gerneham” in the Domesday Book. It was probably founded by an Anglo-Saxon thegn named Georna. Scenes of life in the village are depicted in the Luttrell Psalter.

Irnham Hall

Irnham Hall was the ancient seat of the Paynells and from about 1200, the Luttrell family, Lords of Irnam until 1418. The Manor then passed by marriage to the Hilton family and similarly in 1510 to the Thimbleby family, by whom the present Tudor house was built in about 1600.

Thimblesby’s Almshouses

The village almshouses, built in 1712, are still in use in the village. The village was built in the 1712 and is still a popular tourist attraction.

St Andrew’s Church

St Andrew’s Church is late Norman with Perpendicular additions, and was heavily restored in 1858 and again in 2006. It holds the tomb and Easter Sepulchre of Geoffrey Luttrell, who commissioned a celebrated medieval manuscript.

You can visit Irnham places with Walkfo Irnham to hear history at Irnham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Irnham has 9 places to visit in our interactive Irnham 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 Irnham, 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 Irnham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Irnham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 9 audio facts unique to Irnham places in an interactive Irnham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Irnham Places Map
9 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Irnham places to visit

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

Northampton Sand Formation The Northampton Sand Formation dates from the early Bajocian (beginning 171.6 million years ago) Fossils found in it indicate that it formed in an extensive, shallow sea on the northwestern margin of the London-Brabant Massif. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have been referred to a specific genus.

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