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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stoke Rochford

  

Stoke Rochford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stoke Rochford

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Stoke Rochford history

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Stoke Rochford church was originally dedicated to St Mary. The village was originally called South Stoke until the expansion of the park in 1843. North and South Stoke belonged to the historical wapentake of Winnibriggs and Threo.

Hall

Stoke Rochford Hall, designed by William Burn and built in 1845, was gutted by fire on 25 January 2005. It is now the NUT’s national training centre, as well as a hotel and a venue for conferences and wedding receptions.

Lost villages

North Stoke (Nortstoches) is mentioned in the Domesday survey as a possession of Earl Morcar. It survived until the 19th century, when it was cleared for the creation of the current park. The remains of a Saxon cross from the old church are in Stoke Rochford Church.

Stoke Rochford geography / climate

For administrative purposes the parish is combined with Easton, which also has a country estate. The southern boundary of the parish follows the road, east–west, that crosses the A1. The parish extends westwards to the Leicestershire boundary and the north edge of Saltby Airfield.

You can visit Stoke Rochford places with Walkfo Stoke Rochford to hear history at Stoke Rochford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stoke Rochford has 13 places to visit in our interactive Stoke Rochford 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 Stoke Rochford, 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 Stoke Rochford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stoke Rochford & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Stoke Rochford Places Map
13 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Stoke Rochford tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Stoke Rochford

  

Best Stoke Rochford places to visit

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

Woolsthorpe Manor Sir Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, on 25 December 1642. At that time it was a yeoman’s farmstead, principally rearing sheep. New areas of the house, once private, were opened up to the public in 2003.

Ponton Heath Barrow Cemetery The Ponton Heath Barrow Cemetery is a group of at least eleven Middle Bronze Age round barrows south of Grantham. Five of the barrows were destroyed by ironstone quarrying in 1959; the remaining six are scheduled monuments. The sites have been placed on the Heritage at Risk Register.

Ellys Manor House Ellys Manor House (pronounced “Ellis”), or the Old Rectory is a late-fifteenth to early sixteenth century manor house in Great Ponton, Lincolnshire. It was built by Anthony Ellys (or Ellis), a wool merchant, and member of the Staple of Calais, who also built the tower of the village church. The house was restored as a Rectory by the Grantham architect Wilfred Bond.

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