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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Market Overton
Visit Market Overton places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Market Overton places to visit. A unique way to experience Market Overton’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Market Overton as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Market Overton is a village on the northern edge of Rutland in the East Midlands. The population of the civil parish (including Teigh) was 494 at the 2001 census, increasing to 584 at the 2011 census. When you visit Market Overton, Walkfo brings Market Overton places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Market Overton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Market Overton
Visit Market Overton – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 18 audio plaques & Market Overton places for you to explore in the Market Overton area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Market Overton places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Market Overton history
‘Market’ is recorded from 1200 and was added to show village’s early function as a market town. Grade I listed church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. Isaac Newton’s mother Hannah Ayscough was born in the village in 1623.
Ironstone
Ironstone was mined from 1906-72 by James Pain Ltd, later becoming Stewarts & Lloyds then BSC Tubes Division. Access to the mine was by railway, which joined the Melton-Bourne railway at Pain’s Sidings.
Markon Engineering
The Markon Engineering company was started in 1959 by Messrs Fawkes and Knight. They moved to Oakham in 1960 then Dalcross near Inverness in 1969. They made electrical generators and were taken over by Newage Ltd in 1987. Generators of the Markon name are now made by Cummins Generator Technologies.
Market Overton geography / climate
The village is on the eastern side of an escarpment overlooking the Vale of Catmose. The area’s subsoil is Upper Lias and Inferior Oolite. Most of the civil parish lies to the north and the east, including part of RAF Cottesmore (now Kendrew Barracks)
Why visit Market Overton with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Market Overton places with Walkfo Market Overton to hear history at Market Overton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Market Overton has 18 places to visit in our interactive Market Overton 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 Market Overton, 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 Market Overton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Market Overton & the surrounding areas.
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18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Market Overton places to visit
Market Overton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Market Overton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Market Overton’s information audio spots:
St Michael and All Angels Church, Edmondthorpe
St Michael and All Angels Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
Kendrew Barracks
Kendrew Barracks is a British Army barracks located 1.1 miles (1.8 km) north east of Cottesmore, Rutland, England. The barracks opened in 2012 on the site of RAF.
Cottesmore Amateurs F.C.
Cottesmore AFC are currently members of the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division. They play at Westray Park in Rutland, England.
St Mary’s Church, Ashwell, Rutland
St Mary’s Church is a Church of England parish church in Ashwell, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building and is located in the town of Ashwell.
St Nicholas’ Church, Cottesmore
St Nicholas’ Church is a Grade II* listed building in Cottesmore, Rutland. It is part of the North Rutland Churches group.
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Market Overton
Church of St Peter and St Paul is the Church of England parish church in Market Overton, Rutland. The church is part of the Oakham team ministry. It is a Grade I listed building.
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here Market Overton has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Market Overton 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 Market Overton using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Market Overton plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.
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