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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Mile Oak


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Mile Oak is the northern part of the former parish of Portslade in the northwest corner of the city of Brighton and Hove, England. It is mostly residential, but originally an area of good-quality agricultural land. The first urban development occurred in the 1930s, and growth continued throughout the postwar era. When you visit Mile Oak, Walkfo brings Mile Oak places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Mile Oak Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Mile Oak


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With 50 audio plaques & Mile Oak places for you to explore in the Mile Oak area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Mile Oak places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Mile Oak history


The location of the oak tree to which the name “Mile Oak” refers is not known for certain, but researchers have suggested two sites. Mile Oak, also spelt Mileoak in early documents, was first mentioned on a tithe map of 1840. Two families were recorded as living in Mile Oak in the 1881 census. The main farm in the area was Mile Oak Farm, which covered 294 acres.

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Visit Mile Oak PlacesYou can visit Mile Oak places with Walkfo Mile Oak to hear history at Mile Oak’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Mile Oak has 50 places to visit in our interactive Mile Oak 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 Mile Oak, 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 Mile Oak places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Mile Oak & the surrounding areas.

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Best Mile Oak places to visit


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

Mile Oak photo Edburton Castle Ring
Edburton Castle Ring (or Castle Rings) is an archaeological site in West Sussex, England. It is a Scheduled Monument on the South Downs, near the villages of EdBurton and Fulking.
Mile Oak photo St Leonard’s Church, Aldrington
St Leonard’s Church is an Anglican church in Hove, in the English city of Brighton and Hove. It is on New Church Road in Aldrington, which was previously a separate village, and it serves as Aldrington’s parish church. The church was on Church Road but now stands on New Road, renamed in reference to the other church, St Philip’s.
Mile Oak photo St Peter’s Church, West Blatchington
St Peter’s Church is an Anglican church in the West Blatchington area of Hove, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It has 11th- and 12th-century origins but was rebuilt from a ruined state in the late 19th century and extended substantially in the 1960s.
Mile Oak photo Shoreham F.C.
Shoreham Football Club is a football club based in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The club are nicknamed “The Musselmen” after the town’s ancient mussel picking tradition. They are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One and their home stadium is Middle Road.
Mile Oak photo Southwick F.C.
Southwick Football Club was founded in 1882 and was among the founding members of the Sussex County League. Their home ground was Old Barn Way and they were nicknamed ‘The Wickers’ The club was wound up in March 2020, having lost the lease to its stadium and due to severe financial difficulties. In July 2020 a phoenix club, Southwick 1882 F.C., was formed by staff and supporters of the defunct team to continue the name and history of the club.
Mile Oak photo Adur District
Adur is a local government district of West Sussex. It is named after its main river and is historically part of the English county of Sussex. The district has a population of 59,627 according to the 2001 census. It was created on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Southwick and Shoreham urban districts.
Mile Oak photo St Nicolas Church, Portslade
St Nicolas Church is an Anglican church in the Portslade area of Brighton and Hove. It has 12th-century origins, and serves the old village of the same name. The church was built in the 12th century and is located in the city centre of Brighton.
Mile Oak photo St Helen’s Church, Hangleton
St Helen’s Church is the oldest surviving building in the English city of Brighton and Hove. It is the ancient parish church of Hangleton, an isolated South Downs village that was abandoned by the Middle Ages. It was open farmland until the Interwar Period when extensive residential development took place.
Mile Oak photo Hangleton Manor Inn
Hangleton Manor Inn, the adjoining Old Manor House and associated buildings form a bar and restaurant complex. The manor house is the oldest secular building in the Hove part of the city. English Heritage has listed the complex at Grade II* for its architectural and historical importance. The brewery company Hall & Woodhouse have owned and operated it since 2005.
Mile Oak photo Thundersbarrow Hill
Thundersbarrow Hill is an archaeological site in West Sussex. It is on a chalk ridge, aligned north-west to south-east, on the South Downs north of Shoreham-by-Sea. There is an Iron Age hillfort; also a bowl barrow and a Bronze Age enclosure.

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Mile Oak has 8 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Mile Oak 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 Mile Oak using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Mile Oak plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.