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Ravenglass sunset

Ravenglass

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria

The River Wye, Hay On Wye

Hay-on-Wye

in the county of Powys

Pictures of Hurst Green

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire

About Hurst Green

This pretty Lancastrian villages the setting for historic Stoneyhurst, a noted school which was founded in the 16th-century. The impressive building in beautiful grounds makes an idyllic back-drop for both the delicate and hardy blooms displayed at the local flower show.

Located on the banks of the River Ribble, the village has notable almshouses and a good village inn. Perhaps its most interesting feature is the attractive church dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist. The church was built in 1838, its decorative castellated tower is evocative of the romantic atmosphere of the first half of the 19th-century.

From here there are lovely scenic riverside walks taking you along delightful pathways to where the River Calder joins the waters of the Ribble at imposing Hacking Hall and to the confluence of the Hodder with the Ribble. With so many delightful waterways it is not surprising to learn that this is a great place for fishing, amongst others the Ribble has a bounty of dace, chub, roach, babel and perch making its picturesque banks a Mecca for the local fishing fraternity. About a mile and a half from Hurst Green the River Hodder is crossed by an ancient packhorse bridge of 16th-century origin. Of interest a short distance away, you can see the preserved keep of Clitheroe Castle which houses an important collection of fossils from surrounding Lancastrian districts.

Recommended towns & villages near Hurst Green

Oswaldtwistle Town Hall & Civic Theater, Union Road, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SE of Hurst Green)

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

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW of Hurst Green)

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

Slaidburn

Slaidburn (55 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction N of Hurst Green)

An eye catching place with a pretty village green and a scattering of stone cottages set in an idyllic spot on the banks of the River Hodder...

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

Preston (68 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SW of Hurst Green)

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

Six Arches, near the River Wye, Scorton, Lancashire

Scorton (3 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NW of Hurst Green)

The picturesque village of Scorton lies to the west of the Bowland Forest beneath the shadow of Calder Fell, in an area much famed for its sparkling streams, fells and forest glades inhabited by wildlife...

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Clitheroe Castle (41 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction NE)

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Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction SW)

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Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction S)

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Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill (61 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction E)

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Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Gawthorpe Hall (3 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction E)

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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction SW)

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Sawley Abbey

Sawley Abbey (15 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction NE)

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