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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Saxton, North Yorkshire
Visit Saxton, North Yorkshire places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Saxton, North Yorkshire places to visit. A unique way to experience Saxton, North Yorkshire’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Saxton, North Yorkshire as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Saxton is 14 miles (23 km) southwest of York and 12 miles (19 km) east of Leeds. The resident population is about 250. It is close to the battlefield of Towton (Wars of the Roses) The closest town is Tadcaster. When you visit Saxton, North Yorkshire, Walkfo brings Saxton, North Yorkshire places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Saxton, North Yorkshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Saxton, North Yorkshire
Visit Saxton, North Yorkshire – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 10 audio plaques & Saxton, North Yorkshire places for you to explore in the Saxton, North Yorkshire area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Saxton, North Yorkshire places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Saxton, North Yorkshire history
The place-name ‘Saxton’ is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is from the Old English Seax-tūn, meaning ‘town or settlement of the Saxons’ All Saints’ Church is a grade I listed structure which dates back to the 11th century. The men who gave their lives in the First World War are remembered on the War Memorial outside the church.
Why visit Saxton, North Yorkshire with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Saxton, North Yorkshire places with Walkfo Saxton, North Yorkshire to hear history at Saxton, North Yorkshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Saxton, North Yorkshire has 10 places to visit in our interactive Saxton, North Yorkshire 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 Saxton, North Yorkshire, 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 Saxton, North Yorkshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Saxton, North Yorkshire & the surrounding areas.
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10 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Saxton, North Yorkshire places to visit
Saxton, North Yorkshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Saxton, North Yorkshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Saxton, North Yorkshire’s information audio spots:
St Mary’s Chapel, Lead
St Mary’s Church, Lead, is a redundant Anglican chapel standing in fields some 0.75 miles (1.2 km) to the west of the village of Saxton, North Yorkshire. The chapel stands close to the site of the battle of Towton of 1461, which was part of the Wars of the Roses.
Visit Saxton, North Yorkshire plaques
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here Saxton, North Yorkshire has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Saxton, North Yorkshire 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 Saxton, North Yorkshire using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Saxton, North Yorkshire plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.