Longridge Fell

#915 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Longridge Fell is the most southerly fell in England, near the town of Longridge, Lancashire. It lies at the southern end of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As its name suggests, it takes the form of a long ridge which rises in a north-easterly direction from within the town of Longridge to its summit 4.5 miles distant. As the ridge curves towards the east, it comes to a sudden end and drops into the Hodder Valley. The fell is a good example of a cuesta; the ridge has a sharp drop or escarpment on its northern side, and a gentler, more varying slope on its southern side. These features make it a popular takeoff for hang-gliders and paragliders on the relatively infrequent occurrences of a northerly wind. ()

Elevation: 1148 ftProminence: 794 ftCoordinates: 53°51'54"N, 2°31'17"W

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Longridge Fell – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clitheroe Castle, St Wilfrid's Church, St Bartholomew's Church, Stydd Gardens.

5.2 miE
Historical place, History museum, Romanesque architecture
Clitheroe Castle, Clitheroe
134 min walk • Clitheroe Castle is a ruined early medieval castle in Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. It was the caput of the Honour of Clitheroe, a vast estate stretching along the western side of the Pennines.
3.8 miS
Church
St Wilfrid's Church, Ribchester
98 min walk • St Wilfrid's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Ribchester in Lancashire, England that is situated close to the site of a Roman fort. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
2.6 miNW
Church
St Bartholomew's Church
67 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is in the village of Chipping, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with that of St Michael, Whitewell.
3.3 miS
Church
Stydd Gardens, Ribchester
85 min walk • St Saviour's Church is an Anglican chapel in Stydd, a hamlet near Ribchester in Lancashire, England. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.
4.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Parlick
117 min walk • Parlick is an approximately cone-shaped steep-sided hill at the extreme south of the main range of Bowland fells in Lancashire, England. Its bog-free sides make it more popular with walkers than the shallow boggy hills to its north. Paths zigzag up this hill from the south, or for the more strenuous ascent a straight path can be chosen.
3.8 miE
Church
All Hallows Church
97 min walk • All Hallows Church, Great Mitton, is in the village of Great Mitton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the Diocese of Blackburn.
4.7 miE
Church
St Helen's Church
120 min walk • St Helen's Church is in the village of Waddington, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the Diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with that of St Catherine, West Bradford.
2.4 miSE
Universities and schools
Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe
61 min walk • Stonyhurst College is a co-educational Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition, on the Stonyhurst Estate, Lancashire, England. It occupies a Grade I listed building. The school has been fully co-educational since 1999.
3 miNE
Historical place, Vernacular architecture
Browsholme Hall, Clitheroe
78 min walk • Browsholme Hall is a privately owned Tudor house in the parish of Bowland Forest Low in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is claimed to be the oldest surviving family home in Lancashire. Since 1954, it has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.
4.9 miNE
Memorial
Scheduled monuments in Lancashire, Forest of Bowland
124 min walk • This is a list of scheduled monuments in the English county of Lancashire. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list by the...
4 miSW
Cemetery, Architecture, Sacred and religious sites
St Paul's Church, Longridge
101 min walk • St Paul's Church stands off Berry Lane, Longridge, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. The church was built in 1886–1888, and the tower was added in 1936–37. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.