Visit Little Gransden Places

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

  

Little Gransden Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Little Gransden

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Little Gransden history

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The village’s name is derived from ‘valley of a man named Granta or Grante’ It was spelled Grantandene in 973 and Grante(s)dene in the 1086 Domesday book. Woodland was important in the settlement’s early history; there was enough to support 60 pigs in 1086. There were 56 inhabited houses in 1666, but the number had dropped to 38 by 1801.

Little Gransden landmarks

Little Gransden has two airfields, including a former Royal Air Force station and a gliding site. A cross in the churchyard commemorates men who were killed in World Wars I and II. There are 16 listed buildings in the village, including the Old Rectory and the parish church.

Little Gransden geography / climate

Little Gransden is 11 miles (18 km) from the county town of Cambridgeshire, 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Huntingdon and 47 miles (76 km) north of London. The parish has an area of 1,920 acres (777 hectares) and ranges from 45 metres, along the Home Dole Brook, to more than 80 metres above sea level in the eastern part of Hayley Wood.

You can visit Little Gransden places with Walkfo Little Gransden to hear history at Little Gransden’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Little Gransden has 12 places to visit in our interactive Little Gransden 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 Little Gransden, 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 Little Gransden places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Little Gransden & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Little Gransden places in an interactive Little Gransden map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Little Gransden Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Little Gransden places to visit

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

Hayley Wood Hayley Wood is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Great Gransden in Cambridgeshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1, and managed by the Wildlife Trust. It was the subject of a book by the academic and woodland expert Oliver Rackham.

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Visit Little Gransden plaques