Hoghton Tower, Chorley

Name: Hoghton Tower
Address: Chorley, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1254 852986

#4 among attractions in Chorley

Top attraction, Architecture, Garden, Vernacular architecture, More...

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Hoghton Tower is a fortified manor house two-thirds of a mile east of the village of Hoghton, Lancashire, England, and standing on a hilltop site on the highest point in the area. It takes its name from the de Hoghton family, its historical owners since at least the 12th century. The present house dates from about 1560–65. ()

Elevation: 584 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°43'58"N, 2°34'24"W

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Chorley United Kingdom

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Day trips

Hoghton Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ewood Park, Corporation Park, Samlesbury Hall, Immanuel Church.

3.5 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn
88 min walk • Ewood Park is a football stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and the home of Blackburn Rovers F.C. founding members of the Football League and Premier League, who have played there since 1890.
3.6 miNE
Park
Corporation Park, Blackburn
91 min walk • Corporation Park is a traditional Victorian park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was landscaped by William Henderson and opened in 1857.
2.5 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Samlesbury Hall
65 min walk • Samlesbury Hall is a historic house in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England, six miles east of Preston. It was built in 1325 by Gilbert de Southworth, and was the primary home of the Southworth family until the early 17th century.
1.4 miE
Church
Immanuel Church
36 min walk • Immanuel Church is in the village of Feniscowles, near Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Blackburn with Darwen, 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.
2.8 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Mark's Church, Blackburn
71 min walk • St Mark's Church is in Buncer Lane, in the former parish of Witton, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It is an inactive Anglican church in the deanery of Blackburn with Darwen, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.
2 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
St James' Church, Chorley
51 min walk • St James' Church is in the village of Brindle, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.
1.3 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Pleasington Priory, Blackburn
33 min walk • Pleasington Priory, or the Church of St Mary and St John Baptist, is a Catholic church in the village of Pleasington, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
3 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Silas' Church, Blackburn
77 min walk • St Silas' Church is in Preston New Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Blackburn with Darwen, 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.
0.6 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Holy Trinity Church, Chorley
15 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is in the village of Hoghton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leyland, 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.
3.4 miE
Canal
Ewood Bikes, Blackburn
86 min walk • Ewood Aqueduct is a high embankment carrying the Leeds and Liverpool Canal over the River Darwen and the B6447 road near Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Built of sandstone in the early 19th century, it is a Grade II listed building.
2.3 miE
Park
Witton Country Park, Blackburn
60 min walk • Witton Country Park is a 480-acre public park in the west of Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Around half of the country park is mixed woodland and parkland, while the rest is either farmland or rough grassland with open access.