Visit West Worldham Places

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

  

West Worldham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about West Worldham

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West Worldham history

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Archeological findings reveal that the area has been visited and inhabited since at least the Palaeolithic era. An Iron Age hillfort, dated to around 100 BC, lay on the summit of King John’s Hill, to the east of East Worldham. The village is believed to have been part of “Werildeham”, mentioned in the Domesday Book. In 1428, the village had “not ten domicilia tenantes”

West Worldham geography / climate

In 1862, West Worldham reportedly had an area of 447 acres. The landscape is dominated by farmland and several woods such as Hamble Pits Copse, Wild Duck Copse and Little Wood Copse. The extreme western end of the Weald is situated nearby.

You can visit West Worldham places with Walkfo West Worldham to hear history at West Worldham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo West Worldham has 37 places to visit in our interactive West Worldham 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 Worldham, 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 Worldham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to West Worldham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 37 audio facts unique to West Worldham places in an interactive West Worldham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit West Worldham Places Map
37 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best West Worldham places to visit

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

Curtis Museum The Curtis Museum was founded in 1865 by Dr William Curtis (1803–1881) Ownership of the museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust in 2014.

King John’s Hill King John’s Hill is a small multivallate hillfort, a fort with multiple defensive rings, and has been dated on ceramic evidence to approximately 100 BC. It was later reoccupied during the medieval period, with 13th–14th century AD building traces and pottery fragments.

Selborne Common Selborne Common is a 99.6-hectare (246-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and is part of the East Hampshire Hangers Special Area of Conservation.

Church of St Lawrence, Alton The Church of St Lawrence, Alton is an Anglican parish church in Alton, Hampshire. It is a Grade I listed building and is notable both for the range of its architecture and for being the site of the Battle of Alton during the English Civil War.

RAF Oakhanger RAF Oakhanger is a Royal Air Force station in Hampshire split over three operational sites; with accommodation in nearby Bordon. The parent station for administrative purposes was RAF Odiham.

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