Noon Hill, Chorley

Name: Noon Hill
Address: Chorley, United Kingdom

#32 among attractions in Chorley

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Noon Hill is a hill on the border of the boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton, in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is 380 metres high. Part of the West Pennine Moors, it is a popular walking area, and is of significant historical interest. The summit of Noon Hill is home to a Bronze Age burial mound which is listed under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. ()

Elevation: 1247 ftCoordinates: 53°37'49"N, 2°32'7"W

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Chorley United Kingdom

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Noon Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Macron Stadium, Duxbury Woods, Rivington Pike, Dean Mills Reservoir.

3.4 miS
Sport complex, Football, Arenas and stadiums
Macron Stadium, Horwich
88 min walk • The University of Bolton Stadium is the home ground of Bolton Wanderers F.C. in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. Opening in 1997, it was named the Reebok Stadium, after club sponsors Reebok.
3.6 miW
Golf
Duxbury Woods, Chorley
91 min walk • Duxbury Woods is an area of woodland and parkland situated in Chorley, Lancashire, at the foot of the West Pennine Moors. The area originally existed as a township with the council meeting at the Yarrow Bridge pub; this was absorbed into Chorley Rural District in the early 20th century.
0.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Rivington Pike, Horwich
21 min walk • Rivington Pike is a hill on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors at Rivington, Chorley in Lancashire, England. The nearest towns are Adlington and Horwich. The land and building are owned and managed by Chorley Council.
2.2 miSE
Lake
Dean Mills Reservoir, Bolton
55 min walk • Dean Mills Reservoir is a small water reservoir to the north of the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester located high on the slopes of Winter Hill. The reservoir was constructed above the village of Barrow Bridge by John and Robert Lord. “The Lord Brothers opened a mill there in the late 18th Century using Crompton's spinning mules.
1.3 miW
Church
Rivington Unitarian Chapel, Chorley
33 min walk • Rivington Unitarian Chapel is an active place of Unitarian worship in Rivington, Lancashire, England. It was founded in 1703, although its congregation dates to 1667. It is designated as a Grade II* listed building with some restoration in 1990.
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Winter Hill, Chorley
21 min walk • Winter Hill is a hill on the border of the boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton, in the historic county of Lancashire in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is 1,496 feet high.
2.9 miE
Lake
Dingle Reservoir, Bolton
74 min walk • Dingle Reservoir is an artificial, low alkalinity, shallow reservoir near to the town of Egerton, Greater Manchester. The reservoir itself is a little under 400 metres from the border between Lancashire and Greater Manchester, being found on the Lancashire side.
3.2 miN
Ruins
Hollinshead Hall
82 min walk • Hollinshead Hall was a manor house close to the village of Tockholes, Lancashire. It is unclear whether the hall was originally the manor house of Tockholes, or if Hollinshead was indeed a manor in its own right alongside Tockholes and Livesey.
2.2 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Horwich
55 min walk • Holy Trinity Church, commonly known as Horwich Parish Church, is a Grade II listed building in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Church of England parish church and part of the Deane deanery in the archdeaconry of Bolton, diocese of Manchester.
2.8 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Paul's Church, Chorley
73 min walk • St Paul's Church is in Railway Road, Adlington, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
3.5 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Middlebrook
89 min walk • Middlebrook is a locality that spans the boundaries of Horwich and Lostock in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

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Which popular attractions are close to Noon Hill?

Nearby attractions include Rivington Pike, Horwich (21 min walk), Winter Hill, Chorley (21 min walk), Winter Hill transmitting station, Chorley (24 min walk).