Visit Takeley Places

Welcome to Visit Takeley Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Takeley

  

Takeley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Takeley

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Takeley history

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Takeley was first recorded by the Normans in 1086–87. Its boundaries were approximately 8 miles (13 km) in length, with a total area of 3,000 acres (12 km) Since the development of Stansted Airport, it has lost nearly a third of its land.

Takeley geography / climate

Takeley consists of a number of ‘Ends’ and ‘Greens’, namely Brewer’s End (John le Brewer, 1327), Smith’s Green, Bamber’s Green (Bambrose Green), Molehill Green (Morrell’s Green), and Mill End. The village is situated approximately halfway between Bishop’s Stortford and Great Dunmow.

You can visit Takeley places with Walkfo Takeley to hear history at Takeley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Takeley has 17 places to visit in our interactive Takeley 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 Takeley, 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 Takeley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Takeley & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 17 audio facts unique to Takeley places in an interactive Takeley map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Takeley Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Takeley historic spots	Takeley tourist destinations	Takeley plaques	Takeley geographic features
Walkfo Takeley tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Takeley

  

Best Takeley places to visit

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

Takeley F.C. Takeley Football Club is a football club based in Takeley, Essex. The club are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at Station Road.

Stansted Airport railway station Stansted Airport railway station is on a branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the east of England. It is 36 miles 67 chains (59.3 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street station. The short branch line was constructed at a cost of £44 million and opened to coincide with the completion of the airport’s new terminal building.

Hatfield Forest Hatfield Forest is a 403.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Essex, three miles east of Bishop’s Stortford. It was established as a Royal hunting forest in the late eleventh century. A medieval warren in the forest is a Scheduled Monument.

Portingbury Hills Portingbury Hills (grid reference TL5320) is a hill in Hatfield Forest, Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex, United Kingdom.

Takeley Takeley is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is also known as Takeley in the Takeley area.

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