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Croyde

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

River Wharfe and Weir, Otley, West Yorkshire

Otley

in the county of West Yorkshire

Recommended Towns & Villages near Abbey Village

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction NW)

It was here that James I created "Sirloin" when he supposedly knighted his beef!..

Chorley, Lancashire, from Hurst Hill with Anglezark resevoir in foreground

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction SW)

The town's historic roots go back beyond the Bronze-Age, as evidenced by findings in the 20th century...

Oswaldtwistle Leeds/Liverpool Canal

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction NE)

This is a large, typical Lancashire village lying close to the urban sprawl of Blackburn and Accrington...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SE)

This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower...

St Thomas's Church. 1830s. Moor Lane, Preston, Lancashire. UK.

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NW)

This is the town that was at the centre of the cotton spinning industry for well over a hundred and fifty years. ..

Ribble Bridge at Ribchester

Ribchester (78 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction N)

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley..

Town Hall, Accrington

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NE)

Some of the town's loveliest architecture comes from the Victorian era, this can be seen in the elegant Victorian Market Hall with its clock and rich display of sculpture...

Kemple End

Hurst Green (207 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction N)

This pretty Lancastrian villages the setting for historic Stoneyhurst, a noted school which was founded in the 16th-century...

Overlooking East Lancs railway from St.Catherines Close, Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction E)

The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet...

Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.0 miles, 16.2 km, direction SE)

The clogs and black smoke image of Bolton has long since gone, in its place is a fine city with beautiful buildings and a diverse range of attractions sufficient to satisfy the most demanding tourist...

Wigan Parish Church

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction S)

Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here...

Padiham, Lancashire

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NE)

Padiham is a thriving Lancashire town lying on the Calder River. It is most famous as the home of Gawthorpe Hall, a noted country estate built early in the 17th-century for the.....

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction W)

Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains...

Chipping, Lancashire. Village centre

Chipping (75 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction N)

Winner of Britain in Bloom in 2009, and RHS Tourism and Gold achievement awards, Chipping is a charming village located above a fast flowing stream at the edge of the Bowland forest. Its character can be seen in its ancient cobbled streets and lovely 17th century properties...

St. Helen's Church, Waddington, Lancashire

Waddington (29 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction N)

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The Packet House Worsley

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SE)

Just 20 minutes car journey away from the center of Manchester is the historic town of Worsley, which is best known for its scenic walks along the historic Bridgewater canal......

All Saints Church, Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction SW)

Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan...

Dunsop Bridge, Hodder Valley

Dunsop Bridge (70 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction N)

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Salford Docks

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SE)

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry...

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (18.4 miles, 29.7 km, direction E)

Todmorden lies on the historic border between Yorkshire and Lancashire in an area of the Calder Valley ringed by the hills of the Pennines...

Recommended attractions near Abbey Village

Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(2.5 miles, 4.1 km, direction NW)

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Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction E)

The name of this spacious green park situated at Darwen in Lancashire epitomises the endeavour of the local borough engineer who.....

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction E)

An observation tower circa 1897Standing at 86ft high, apparently you can sometimes see the Welsh Hills from it on a very clear.....

Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(3.9 miles, 6.2 km, direction NE)

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Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction W)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction SW)

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Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction N)

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A section of the waterfall, taken in the grounds of Smithill's Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction SE)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction NW)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction SW)

Join Merlin, King Arthur and his brave knights of the Round Table at the Kingdom of Camelot and explore five magical lands filled.....

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction W)

Rufford Old Hall was presented to the National Trust in 1936 by Lord Hesketh. The Old Hall is a medieval manor house of splendid.....

Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction NE)

Gawthorpe Hall, home of the Shuttleworth family for several centuries lies close to the traditional Lancastrian market town of.....

A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction SE)

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Lazy afternoon

Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction NE)

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Pink flamingo, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)

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Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire

Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum (2 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction E)

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One of several waterfalls at Healey Dell, Whitworth, near Rochdale, Lancs.

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction E)

Healey Dell Nature Reserve on the Whitworth - Rochdale border, sits in a picturesque part of the Spodden Valley. Rich with flora.....

Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill (61 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction NE)

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Heaton Hall

Heaton Hall (4 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SE)

This divine house is a masterpiece of James Wyatt, one of the greatest architects to come out of the 18th century. It was built.....


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