Welcome to Visit West Hendred Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in West Hendred
Visit West Hendred places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best West Hendred places to visit. A unique way to experience West Hendred’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore West Hendred as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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West Hendred is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) east of Wantage. It was part of Berkshire until 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The parish is about 2,000 acres (810 ha) in area and 6 miles (10 km) long, but only being about 1/2 mile (800 m) wide at the widest point. When you visit West Hendred, Walkfo brings West Hendred places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
West Hendred Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about West Hendred
Visit West Hendred – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 23 audio plaques & West Hendred places for you to explore in the West Hendred area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best West Hendred places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
West Hendred history
The earliest reference to West Hendred is the granting of several hides of land to thegn Brihtric by Eadwig in 955. Corpus Christi College, Oxford became the Lord of the Manor in 1538. The Church of England parish church of the Holy Trinity is a 13th-century building on the site of a former wooden Saxon church.
Why visit West Hendred with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit West Hendred places with Walkfo West Hendred to hear history at West Hendred’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo West Hendred has 23 places to visit in our interactive West Hendred 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 West Hendred, 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 West Hendred places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to West Hendred & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo: Visit West Hendred Places Map
23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best West Hendred places to visit
West Hendred has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied West Hendred’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo West Hendred’s information audio spots:
Wantage Tramway
Wantage Tramway Company was formed in 1873 to link Wantage Road station with its terminus at Mill Street, Wantage. The line was built parallel to what was then the Besselsleigh Turnpike, now the A338. The tramway closed to passengers in 1925 and to goods traffic in 1945.
Ardington and Lockinge
Ardington and Lockinge are two civil parishes in the Vale of White Horse district, centred about 2 miles (3 km) east of Wantage, Oxfordshire. The two parishes were part of Berkshire until 1974 when they were transferred to Oxfordshire.
Chain Hill
Chain Hill is one of the hills of the North Wessex Downs, located in the civil parish of Wantage in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is designated part of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by the Countryside Agency.
Wantage Town F.C.
Wantage Town Football Club is a football club based in Wantage, Oxfordshire. Currently play in the Southern League Division One Central. The club is affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association.
Visit West Hendred plaques
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here West Hendred has 3 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo West Hendred 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 West Hendred using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each West Hendred plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.