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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in White Grit

  

White Grit Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about White Grit

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White Grit etymology

Former mining village took its unusual name from the White Grit (or West Grit) Mine, lead having been mined intermittently in the area since mediaeval times. Its name is sometimes spelled “Gritt” with two letter “t”s.

You can visit White Grit places with Walkfo White Grit to hear history at White Grit’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo White Grit has 15 places to visit in our interactive White Grit 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 White Grit, 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 White Grit places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to White Grit & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit White Grit Places Map
15 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best White Grit places to visit

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

Corndon Hill Corndon Hill (Welsh: Cornatyn) is a hill in Powys, Mid Wales, whose isolated summit rises to 1,683 ft above sea level. It is surrounded on three sides by the English county of Shropshire and forms a prominent landmark in the Wales-England border.

Mitchell’s Fold Mitchell’s Fold (sometimes called Medgel’s Fold or Madges Pinfold) is a Bronze Age stone circle in southwest Shropshire. Stone circle, a standing stone, and a cairn comprise a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The circle is in the guardianship of English Heritage.

Hoarstones The Hoarstones (or Hoar Stone Circle) form a stone circle in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton in the English county of Shropshire. The circle comprises 38 stones, all less than a metre high.

Roundton Hill Roundton Hill is a rounded, steep sided, 1,210 feet (370 m) hill, volcanic in origin, in the easternmost part of old Montgomeryshire, Wales, which juts into the English border near Church Stoke. It is managed as a nature reserve by the Montgomershire Wildlife Trust.

The Bog The Bog is a former mining community in Shropshire. It lies 6 miles (10 km) north of Bishops Castle, east of the A488, at grid reference SO355979. The local mines produced lead and barytes until the early 20th century.

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