Welcome to Visit Molland Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Molland
Visit Molland places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Molland places to visit. A unique way to experience Molland’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Molland as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Molland is a small village, civil parish, dual ecclesiastical parish with Knowstone, located in the foothills of Exmoor in Devon. At the time of the 2001 Census, the village had 203 inhabitants. The village contains a church dating back to the 1400s. When you visit Molland, Walkfo brings Molland places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Molland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Molland
Visit Molland – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 3 audio plaques & Molland places for you to explore in the Molland area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Molland places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Molland history
A scatter of tumuli near Round Hill on Molland Common provide the earliest evidence of humans in the parish. Evidence shows that the land continued in use for pasture until the 10th century when there was a marked increase in the cultivation of cereals.
Medieval manors
The first documentary evidence for Molland appears in the Domesday Book of 1086. The unified manor passed to the Throckmorton family and continued in existence as a large private estate.
Mining and farming
Mining for iron and copper took place near Bremley and Gourt from the 17th century until 1894, when the last iron was mined. Records of a mine named Brimley show that over 10,000 tons of iron ore were mined between 1881–3 and 1887–9. The surviving records of Molland Mine show that. over 1,700 tons of copper ore, valued at more than £9,300 were mined.
Molland geography / climate
The village lies on minor roads about 4 miles north of the A361 road between Bampton and South Molton. The northern boundary of the parish rises to 1,239 feet at Round Hill on Molland Common. The population was 203 in 2001, down from 397 in 1901.
Why visit Molland with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Molland places with Walkfo Molland to hear history at Molland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Molland has 3 places to visit in our interactive Molland 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 Molland, 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 Molland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Molland & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo Molland tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Molland |
Best Molland places to visit
Molland has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Molland’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Molland’s information audio spots:
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here Molland has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Molland 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 Molland using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Molland plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.