Museums · West Midlands
Wendover
Wendover — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Chris Heaton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Wendover is a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Wendover is a museum located in the West Midlands. It showcases local history and culture, offering insights into the region's heritage. The museum features a range of exhibits and artefacts relevant to the area.
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Background
History
The first known documentary reference to Wendover, then known as Wændofron, is in the will of Ælfheah, the ealdorman of Hampshire, and dates from between 965 and 971. Prior to the Norman Conquest, the manor, which at the time measured 24 hides in area, was held by Edward the Confessor. The settlement appears to have been centred some 600 m to the south of the present-day focus of the town, near the current location of the parish church of St Mary. By 1086, the manor of Wendovre was in the hundred of Aylesbury, with William the Conqueror as its tenant in chief. The manor remained in royal ownership until 1154, and then passed back and forth between royal and private ownership several times.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7675, -0.7450
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Wendover
- Postcode
- HP22 6JJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Wendover (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wendover?
- Wendover is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.7675°, -0.7450°.
- Is Wendover wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Wendover. Check ahead for specific facilities.