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Okeford Fitzpaine is situated in the Blackmore Vale three miles (five kilometres) south of Sturminster Newton. It is sited on a thin strip of greensand under the scarp face of the Dorset Downs. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 404 dwellings, 380 households and a population of 913. When you visit Okeford Fitzpaine, Walkfo brings Okeford Fitzpaine places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Okeford Fitzpaine Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Okeford Fitzpaine
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With 25 audio plaques & Okeford Fitzpaine places for you to explore in the Okeford Fitzpaine area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Okeford Fitzpaine places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Okeford Fitzpaine history
In 1086 in the Domesday Book Okeford Fitzpaine was recorded as Adford; it had 40 households, 16 ploughlands, 21 acres (8.5 hectares) of meadow and one mill. Since then it has been known as “Aukford Alured” and “Ockford Phippin”
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You can visit Okeford Fitzpaine places with Walkfo Okeford Fitzpaine to hear history at Okeford Fitzpaine’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Okeford Fitzpaine has 25 places to visit in our interactive Okeford Fitzpaine 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 Okeford Fitzpaine, 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 Okeford Fitzpaine places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Okeford Fitzpaine & the surrounding areas.
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Best Okeford Fitzpaine places to visit
Okeford Fitzpaine has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Okeford Fitzpaine’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Okeford Fitzpaine’s information audio spots:
Banbury Hill
Banbury Hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort, about 1.25 miles (2.0 km) south of Sturminster Newton and 1.6 km north-west of the village of Okeford Fitzpaine in Dorset. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
North Dorset Railway
North Dorset Railway is based at Shillingstone railway station on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The project’s present aim is to restore the current leased length of one quarter of a mile of 1,200 feet (370 m) single track mainline with a passing loop between the platforms. Double track has been laid through the station using 95 bullhead rail extending to the current northern and southern boundaries.
Ringmoor
Ringmoor is an Iron Age/Romano-British farming settlement in Dorset. It lies on east-facing slopes of Bell Hill, on the Dorset Downs. The site is owned by the National Trust, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
St Aldhelm’s Church, Belchalwell
St Aldhelm’s Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the village of Belchalwell, Dorset. The oldest parts of the church are of the 12th century; much of the building is of the 15th century.
Church of St Eustace, Ibberton
The Parish Church of St Eustace is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in Ibberton, Dorset. It stands to the south of the village, on a steep hillside. The parish is part of the Benefice of Hazelbury Bryan and the Hillside Parishes.
Girdlers Coppice
Girdlers Coppice is a nature reserve of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. It is adjacent to the larger Piddles Wood to the south (across the A357) and bordered by the River Stour to the north. Access is across fields from the car park for Fiddleford Manor.
Sturminster Newton Castle
Sturminster Newton Castle is a site consisting of the remains of a medieval manor house within an Iron Age hillfort. The ruins are privately owned.
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