English Heritage sites near Simonstone Parish

Whalley Abbey Gatehouse

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

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

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

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

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

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.

 

http://www.readstoneparish.com


Pubs in Simonstone Parish

Higher Trapp Hotel
Red Rock Inn

Sabden Road, Sabden, BB12 9AD

Red Rock Inn, Sabden
Simonstone Hotel

Simonstone Lane, Simonstone, BB12 7NP

Simonstone Hotel, Simonstone
Stork Hotel

Whalley Road, Simonstone, BB12 7NZ
(01282) 772100
storkread.co.uk/

A pleasant village local with a games room. Food is served lunchtimes and evenings.