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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wargrave

  

Wargrave Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wargrave

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Wargrave history

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Original forms of name

The name Wargrave is derived from ‘Weir-Grove’, as it was in the Assize Rolls and Patent Rolls of the medieval times recorded as ‘Weregreave’ It settled on a slightly different pronunciation after the Great Vowel Shift rendering it ‘Wargrave’

Early history

The first documentary evidence of the settlement was recorded in 1061 which indicates that it was a village and had a manor in the feudal system . Domesday Book of 1086 records the settlement as having a population of 250 . Wargrave Court was erected in the early Tudor period and then altered and extended in the Georgian to post-Edwardian period .

Post Industrial Revolution

Wargrave War Memorial was commissioned in the aftermath of the First World War . Taking the shape of a hexagonal cross on the village green, it was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled on 28 May 1922 . It is a grade II listed building .

Wargrave geography / climate

The village encloses in its west the confluence of the River Loddon and the River Thames. It is on the A321 north–south road between Twyford and Henley-on-Thames.

You can visit Wargrave places with Walkfo Wargrave to hear history at Wargrave’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wargrave has 41 places to visit in our interactive Wargrave 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 Wargrave, 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 Wargrave places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wargrave & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Wargrave Places Map
41 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Wargrave places to visit

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

Hannen Columbarium The Hannen Columbarium is a columbarium mausoleum – a resting place for the cremated remains of the deceased – built for the Hannen family of Wargrave, Berkshire, England and designed by Edwin Lutyens .

Henley Town F.C. Henley Town Football Club is a football club based in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. They are currently members of the Thames Valley Premier League Division Two and play at the Triangle Mill.

Knowl Hill Knowl Hill is a village in the civil parish of Hurley in Berkshire. It is 5 miles (8 km) west of Maidenhead on the A4 toward Reading. The village has a Church of England parish church, a primary school, a café and a tool shop. It has three pubs: the Bird in Hand, the New Inn and the Royal Oak.

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