Visit Wolverton Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wolverton

  

Wolverton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wolverton

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Wolverton history

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Old Wolverton

Wolverton was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wluerintone. The town name is an Old English language word, and means ‘Wulfhere’s estate’ The medieval village of Wolverton is all but gone, with only the earth mound remains of the Norman castle.

Canal village

The Grand Union Canal passes around the northern and eastern edge of the modern town. The canal originally crossed the River Great Ouse by descending 10 metres to the river by nine locks. This was time consuming for navigators and subject to disruption in time of flood.

Railway town

Wolverton was established as the site of the locomotive repair shop at the midpoint of the London and Birmingham Railway. During the Second World War, the Works built parts for Lee–Enfield rifles, bomber plane timber frames, Hawker Typhoon wings, Horsa Gliders, and ambulances.

Listed buildings

Wolverton and Greenleys civil parish has two scheduled monuments, two ‘grade II*’ listed buildings, and there are a further 38 Grade II listed buildings or objects in the parish.

You can visit Wolverton places with Walkfo Wolverton to hear history at Wolverton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wolverton has 43 places to visit in our interactive Wolverton 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 Wolverton, 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 Wolverton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wolverton & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Wolverton Places Map
43 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Wolverton places to visit

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

Holy Trinity Church, Wolverton The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II* listed church in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire. The modern church was rebuilt between 1809 and 1815.

Linford Manor Linford Manor is a seventeenth-century mansion or manor house converted into a recording studio complex in Great Linford, a district in Milton Keynes, England. It is now owned by Pete Winkelman who is chairman of Milton Keynes Dons football club.

Castlethorpe Castle Castlethorpe Castle was originally a motte and bailey castle with a timber structure built by Winemar, the Flemish Lord of Hanslope in the 11th or 12th Century. It was destroyed in 1215 by Faulkes de Breauté during the First Barons’ War and was never rebuilt.

Church of St Simon and St Jude, Castlethorpe Church of St Simon and St Jude Church is a late 12th century parish church in Castlethorpe, Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It was formerly a chapelry of Hanslope and was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966.

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