Pendle Hill, Clitheroe

Name: Pendle Hill
Address: Clitheroe, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1282 696937

#2 among attractions in Clitheroe

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Pendle Hill is in the east of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Brierfield, Clitheroe and Padiham. Its summit is 557 metres above mean sea level. It gives its name to the Borough of Pendle. It is an isolated hill in the Pennines, separated from the South Pennines to the east, the Bowland Fells to the northwest, and the West Pennine Moors to the south. It is included in a detached part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1827 ftProminence: 1296 ftCoordinates: 53°52'7"N, 2°17'55"W

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Clitheroe United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Pendle Heritage Centre, Clitheroe Castle, Swan Court Shopping Arcade, Sawley Abbey.

3.7 miE
Historical place, Museum
Pendle Heritage Centre, Nelson
95 min walk • Pendle Heritage Centre is a museum and visitor centre in Barrowford, Lancashire, England, dedicated to the history and heritage of Pendle.
3.9 miW
Historical place, History museum, Romanesque architecture
Clitheroe Castle, Clitheroe
99 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 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Swan Court Shopping Arcade, Clitheroe
97 min walk • Swan Court Shopping Arcade or Swan Courtyard is an open-air shopping centre in the town of Clitheroe in Lancashire, England.
3.6 miNW
Remains of a 10th-century abbey
Sawley Abbey, Clitheroe
91 min walk • Sawley Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks in the village of Sawley, Lancashire, in England. Created as a daughter-house of Newminster Abbey, it existed from 1149 until its dissolution in 1536, during the reign of King Henry VIII.
3.8 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
96 min walk • St Michael and St John the Evangelist Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. It is situated on Lowergate road close to the centre of the town. It was endowed in 1799 by the great Catholic philanthropist, Thomas Weld, and staffed by members of the Society of Jesus.
3.9 miW
Romanesque architecture, Museum, History museum
Clitheroe Castle Museum, Clitheroe
99 min walk • Clitheroe Castle Museum is located in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, in the former Steward's House, a Grade II listed building that was built in the 18th century to house the steward of Clitheroe Castle.
1.7 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church
44 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Newchurch in Pendle, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
4 miSE
City hall
Nelson Town Hall, Nelson
103 min walk • Nelson Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Square, Nelson, Lancashire, England. The building is the headquarters for both Pendle Borough Council and Nelson Town Council.
3.8 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Clitheroe
96 min walk • St Mary Magdalene's Church is located in Church Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. It is the Anglican parish church of the town, and is in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.
2.8 miNW
Church
Christ Church
71 min walk • Christ Church is in the village of Chatburn, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, 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.
3.7 miNW
Church
St Ambrose's Church
95 min walk • St Ambrose's Church is in the village of Grindleton, which is situated about 3 miles northeast of Clitheroe, 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 Peter and St Paul, Bolton by Bowland.