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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wales, South Yorkshire


Visit Wales, South Yorkshire PlacesVisit Wales, South Yorkshire places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Wales, South Yorkshire places to visit. A unique way to experience Wales, South Yorkshire’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Wales, South Yorkshire as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Wales is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it borders to the south Derbyshire and is astride the M1 motorway. The civil parish of Wales has a population of 6,455, increasing to 7,069 at the 2011 Census. When you visit Wales, South Yorkshire, Walkfo brings Wales, South Yorkshire places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Wales, South Yorkshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wales, South Yorkshire


Visit Wales, South Yorkshire – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 32 audio plaques & Wales, South Yorkshire places for you to explore in the Wales, South Yorkshire area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Wales, South Yorkshire places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Wales, South Yorkshire history


Wales shares its name with the country of Wales, and the derivation may well be the same if it bears the same Anglo Saxon (and Germanic) root meaning Romanised foreigner(s) The earliest reference to Wales is in 1002, when Wulfric Spot, a Saxon thegn, is recorded as owning Walesho.

Waleswood

Waleswood is a small hamlet located to the north-west of Wales. Historically the hamlet was known for Waleswood Hall and Waleswood Colliery. Much of the former colliery site is now occupied by the Gulliver’s Valley theme park.

Wales Bar

Wales Bar is another hamlet, located to the west of Wales. The village contains typical 20th Century miners housing. Many former occupants worked in the surrounding collieries at Waleswood and Brookhouse.

Wales, South Yorkshire geography / climate

The village of Wales itself is located at approximately 53°20′30″N 1°16′45″W / 53.34167°N 1.27917°W. The M1 motorway bisects the parish, while the southern boundary is partly marked by the Chesterfield Canal whose Norwood Tunnel runs under meadowland to the south.

Why visit Wales, South Yorkshire with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Wales, South Yorkshire PlacesYou can visit Wales, South Yorkshire places with Walkfo Wales, South Yorkshire to hear history at Wales, South Yorkshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wales, South Yorkshire has 32 places to visit in our interactive Wales, South 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 Wales, South 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 Wales, South Yorkshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wales, South Yorkshire & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 32 audio facts unique to Wales, South Yorkshire places in an interactive Wales, South Yorkshire map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Wales, South Yorkshire Places Map
32 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Wales, South Yorkshire historic spots

  Wales, South Yorkshire tourist destinations

  Wales, South Yorkshire plaques

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

  

Best Wales, South Yorkshire places to visit


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

Wales, South Yorkshire photo Church of the Immaculate Conception, Spinkhill
Immaculate Conception Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Spinkhill, Derbyshire. It was built in 1846 and designed by Joseph Hansom.
Wales, South Yorkshire photo Aston Hall, Yorkshire
Aston Hall is a former English country house in the village of Aston, South Yorkshire. It is now a hotel, and a Grade II* listed building.
Wales, South Yorkshire photo Aston, South Yorkshire
Aston is a residential village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. The village falls within the Holderness ward of the borough. Aston is approximately 2 miles (3 km) from Rother Valley Country Park.
Wales, South Yorkshire photo Aston cum Aughton
Aston cum Aughton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of the villages of Aston and Aughton, along with Swallownest. To the west the parish borders the unparished area of Sheffield.
Wales, South Yorkshire photo Beighton Junction
Beighton Junction is a set of railway junctions near Beighton on the border between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, England. The junctions are located on the south Yorkshire border.
Wales, South Yorkshire photo Kiveton Park
Kiveton is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from the Norman conquest to 1868, was a hamlet of the parish of Harthill-with-Woodall.
Wales, South Yorkshire photo Kiveton Park Colliery Cricket Club
Kiveton Park Colliery Cricket Club is a cricket club based in South Yorkshire. The club is based in Kivetton Park, South Yorkshire, and is a former club. It is also based in the Yorkshire county of Yorkshire.
Wales, South Yorkshire photo Killamarsh murders
Damien Bendall, 31, has been charged with four counts of murder in connection with the incident. Three children and one adult were found dead in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, an outer suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Visit Wales, South Yorkshire plaques


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Wales, South Yorkshire has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Wales, South 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 Wales, South Yorkshire using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Wales, South Yorkshire plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.