Visit Little Stanney Places

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

  

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

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Little Stanney history

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In 1086, Little Stanney was recorded in the Domesday Book as Stanei and was described as a fishery. The village was originally part of the Stoak Parish in the Wirral Hundred. The population was 203 in 1801, 177 in 1851, 145 in 1901, 268 in 1951 and 281 in 2001.

Little Stanney landmarks

Rake Hall, listed at Grade II, originated as a country house in the 17th century. The parish contains one building that is recorded in the National Heritage List as a designated listed building.

You can visit Little Stanney places with Walkfo Little Stanney to hear history at Little Stanney’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Little Stanney has 36 places to visit in our interactive Little Stanney 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 Stanney, 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 Stanney places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Little Stanney & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Little Stanney Places Map
36 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Little Stanney places to visit

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

Shropshire Union Canal The Shropshire Union Canal, nicknamed the “Shroppie”, is a navigable canal in England. It links the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, 66 miles (106 km) distant. The SU main line was the last trunk narrow canal route to be built in England. It was not completed until 1835 and was the final major civil engineering accomplishment of Thomas Telford.

St Lawrence’s Church, Stoak St Lawrence’s Church is in the village of Stoak, Cheshire, England. It lies between the M56 and M53 motorways and the Shropshire Union Canal. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

St Oswald’s Church, Backford St Oswald’s Church is in the village of Backford, to the northwest of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building. The church dates from the 14th century with later additions and restorations.

St Mary’s Church, Thornton-le-Moors St Mary’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in Thornton-le-Moors, Cheshire. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building. It is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Chester Zoo monorail The Chester Zoo monorail was an internal transport system at Chester Zoo that operated from 1991 to 2019. It was a transport system that operated between 1991 and 2019.

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