Welcome to Visit Kingweston Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kingweston
Visit Kingweston places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Kingweston places to visit. A unique way to experience Kingweston’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Kingweston as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Kingweston is situated on top of Combe Hill, 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 128. When you visit Kingweston, Walkfo brings Kingweston places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Kingweston Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kingweston
Visit Kingweston – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 23 audio plaques & Kingweston places for you to explore in the Kingweston area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Kingweston places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Kingweston history
The village’s name was Chinwardestune in the Domesday Book of 1086. There is evidence of Romano-British occupation in Copley Wood. After Norman Conquest the manor was given to Eustance, Count of Bologne.
Kingweston landmarks
Kingweston House was built on the site of a previous Tudor House. The current building was erected by the Dickinson family in the 19th century. Since 1946 it has been part of Millfield School.
Kingweston geography / climate
Kingweston Meadows is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Site provides example of an unimproved herb-rich neutral grassland of a type which is now rare in Britain.
Why visit Kingweston with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Kingweston places with Walkfo Kingweston to hear history at Kingweston’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kingweston has 23 places to visit in our interactive Kingweston 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 Kingweston, 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 Kingweston places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kingweston & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo: Visit Kingweston Places Map
23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Kingweston places to visit
Kingweston has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kingweston’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kingweston’s information audio spots:
The Abbey, Charlton Adam
The Abbey is a Grade I listed building in Somerset, England. Built on the site of a 12th-century chapel, the main building dates to the 16th century.
Charlton House, Charlton Mackrell
Charlton House is a Grade II* listed house in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset. It was built in 1819 and is located in the village of Charlton Mackrell.
Church of St Mary, Charlton Mackrell
The Anglican Church of St Mary in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Church of All Saints, Kingweston
The Anglican Church of All Saints in Kingweston, Somerset was rebuilt between 1852 and 1855 by Charles Edmund Giles. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Church of St David, Barton St David
The Anglican Church of St David in Barton St David, Somerset, was built in the 12th to 15th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Church of St Leonard, Butleigh
The Anglican Church Of St Leonard in Butleigh, Somerset, was built in the 14th century. The earliest church on the site was from the Anglo-Saxon period and part of this may still form part of the door. At the time of the Domesday Book the church and village were property of Glastonbury Abbey.
Church of St Peter, Lydford-on-Fosse
The Church of St Peter in Lydford-on-Fosse, Somerset, was built in 1846. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Visit Kingweston plaques
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here Kingweston has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Kingweston plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Kingweston using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Kingweston plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.