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Weston-on-Trent Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Weston-on-Trent

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Weston-on-Trent history

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A thousand years

In 1009 King Ethelred the Unready signed a charter at the Great Council which recognised the position and boundaries of Weston. Weston controlled the crossings of the Trent at, Weston Cliff, King’s Mills and Wilne. The land was listed as eight hides at Weston upon Trent, and a hide at Morley, Smalley, Ingleby, Crich and Kidsley. This land was then given to Morcar, the King’s chief minister, who was unusually given rights that were normally reserved for the King alone.

Treason

In 1603, Weston-on-Trent was awarded by James I to Charles Paget who also gave him a pension of £200 a year. In 1633 James I granted the manor of Weston on Trent to Antony Roper and it is believed that this is when Weston Hall’s construction started. At the start of the English civil wars (in 1642) soldiers who were based at Weston Hall attacked Royalists.

The railway

The railway revolution initially happened outside Weston taking off in the area when three companies and their corresponding lines joined together to form the Midland Railway Company. In 1851 the population of Weston was just under 400 in over seventy dwellings, but over the next twenty years the population fell by about a hundred, ten houses disappeared and another five were empty.

The last 100 years

There were two ferries at Weston, one at Weston Cliff and the other at King’s Mill which ceased trade in 1942. The novelist H. D. Everett (1851-1923) lived in the Old Vicarage in the village and died there. In 2009 The Old Plough was closed and subsequently demolished.

You can visit Weston-on-Trent places with Walkfo Weston-on-Trent to hear history at Weston-on-Trent’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Weston-on-Trent has 29 places to visit in our interactive Weston-on-Trent 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 Weston-on-Trent, 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 Weston-on-Trent places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Weston-on-Trent & the surrounding areas.

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29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Weston-on-Trent places to visit

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

Swarkestone Hall Pavilion Swarkestone Hall Pavilion is a Grade I listed building south of Chellaston on the A514 . It is a 17th-century pavilion 200 metres north of the ruins of Swarkstone Hall, Swarkestones, Derbyshire .

Castle Donington Power Station Castle Donington Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Trent, Leicestershire. Construction began in 1951, and the station opened in 1958.

Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England. It was created as a racing circuit during the period between the First and Second World Wars when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship. The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer’s MotorSport Vision organisation, and the estate is still owned by the Wheatcroft family.

Kings Newton Kings Newton is a village in South Derbyshire. The population of the village is included in Melbourne. The Holy well was constructed around 1660, but was refurbished at the end of the twentieth century.

Melbourne line The Melbourne Line was a railway line which ran from Derby to Ashby de la Zouch. It was used by the British Army and Allied engineers during the Second World War. Engineers practised the demolition and rebuilding of railways.

St Michael with St Mary’s Church, Melbourne St Michael and St Mary’s Church, Melbourne is a Grade I listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.

Melbourne Hall Melbourne Hall is a Georgian country house in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England. It was the seat of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. The hall is the origin of the name of Melbourne, Australia. The house is a Grade II* listed building.

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