Whipsnade
Whipsnade
The village of Whipsnade in Bedfordshire, England is a small village located on the Chiltern Hills.
Whipsnade Village is home to a number of historical landmarks including St. Mary’s Church and The Clock House. The village also has a number of shops and businesses catering to the needs of residents and tourists alike.
Whipsnade is in Chilterns AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 9 August 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Whipsnade
Local History around Whipsnade
There are some historic monuments around including:
Barn and fishpond and moated site with dovecote at Church FarmTwo barrows at Bridgewater MonumentBell barrow on Moneybury Hill, 500m NNE of the Bridgewater Monument.Medieval village 100m west of Zouches FarmFive Knolls round barrow cemetery: three bell barrows, two bowl barrows and two pond barrows on Dunstable DownSite of Roman villa E of churchRoman site on Moneybury HillTotternhoe Castle: a motte and bailey castle, medieval quarries and cultivation terracesBowl barrow on Gallows Hill 180m south-east of Beacon LodgeMaiden Bower hillfortIcehouse 320m south west of Ashridge CollegeWarren Knoll: a motte castle reused as a warrenTilsworth Manor moated siteEarthwork at Wards CoombeRomano-British settlement and earthworks on Berkhamsted CommonThorn Spring moated site and associated woodbanksDunstable PrioryA medieval warren on Dunstable Downs.
