English Heritage sites near Simonstone Parish
WHALLEY ABBEY GATEHOUSE
3 miles from Simonstone Parish
The 14th century gatehouse of the nearby Cistercian abbey, which was the second wealthiest monastery in Lancashire. The first floor of the gatehouse was probably a chapel.
GOODSHAW CHAPEL
6 miles from Simonstone Parish
English Heritage's only Nonconformist place of worship, this atmospheric Baptist chapel displays a complete set of box-pews, galleries and pulpit dating from c. 1742 to 1809.
SAWLEY ABBEY
7 miles from Simonstone Parish
The remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills.
WARTON OLD RECTORY
29 miles from Simonstone Parish
A rare survival of a large 14th-century stone house with great hall and chambers. It served as a residence and courthouse for the wealthy and powerful rectors of Warton.
SPOFFORTH CASTLE
37 miles from Simonstone Parish
The ruined hall and chamber of a fortified manor house of the powerful Percy family, dating mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries. Its undercroft is cut into a rocky outcrop.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, STUDLEY ROYAL
38 miles from Simonstone Parish
This magnificent High Victorian Anglican church was designed in the1870s by the flamboyant architect William Burges, and has been called his 'ecclesiastical masterpiece'.
Churches in Simonstone Parish
St Peter's Simonstone
School Lane
Simonstone
Burnley
01282 770977
http://www.readstoneparish.com
Please visit our church website using the link below for all our services and events details.
Pubs in Simonstone Parish
Higher Trapp Hotel
Trapp Lane, Simonstone, BB12 7QW
(01282) 772781
lavenderhotels.co.uk/higher-trapp
Red Rock Inn
Simonstone Hotel
Stork Hotel
Whalley Road, Simonstone, BB12 7NZ
(01282) 772100
storkread.co.uk/