Musbury Tor, Helmshore

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Musbury Tor or Tor Hill is a flat-topped hill in south-east Lancashire, England. It overlooks the village of Helmshore and separates Alden Valley to its south and Musbury Valley to its north. Mainly consisting of farmland and pastures, its summit is 340.1 metres above sea level. The hill is a prominent landmark and can be seen from much of Helmshore and is often colloquially referred to as ‘the Tor’ by the local population. 'Tor View' is a name shared by several houses and a local Special School. ()

Coordinates: 53°40'60"N, 2°20'49"W

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Helmshore United Kingdom

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Musbury Tor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Peel Monument, Turton Tower, Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Longholme Methodist Church.

2.8 miS
View point, Memorial
Peel Monument, Bury
71 min walk • The memorial tower to Sir Robert Peel, high above Ramsbottom was planned and erected at the same time as Bury was preparing its statue to the then recently deceased statesman who was born in Bury.
4.3 miSW
Tower, Historical place
Turton Tower, Bolton
110 min walk • Turton Tower is a manor house in Chapeltown in North Turton, Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is a scheduled ancient monument and a grade I listed building.
0.6 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Fashion museum
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Rossendale
15 min walk • Helmshore Mills are two mills built on the River Ogden in Helmshore, Lancashire. Higher Mill was built in 1796 for William Turner, and Whitaker's Mill was built in the 1820s by the Turner family. In their early life they alternated between working wool and cotton.
2.8 miNE
Church
Longholme Methodist Church, Rossendale
71 min walk • Longholme Methodist Church is Methodist church in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. 53.70103°N 2.28619°W The current building is the third used for methodist worship in Rawtenstall. It cost £7,000 and was opened on 18 March 1842. It provided 1300 seats for worshippers. The building was designed by John Simpson of Leeds.
4 miN
Art gallery, Shopping, Art museum
Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington
101 min walk • The Haworth Art Gallery is a public art gallery located in Accrington, Lancashire, northwest England, and is the home of the largest collection in Europe of Tiffany glass from the studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
3.6 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Evangelist's Church, Rossendale
92 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Crawshawbooth, near Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church formerly in the deanery of Rossendale, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of Manchester. Its benefice has been united with that of St Mary and All Saints, Goodshaw.
3 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Paul's Church, Rossendale
78 min walk • St Paul's Church is in Burnley Road, Constable Lee, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Rossendale, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of Manchester.
2.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Irwell Valley, Ramsbottom
57 min walk • The Irwell Valley in North West England extends from the Forest of Rossendale through the cities of Salford and Manchester. The River Irwell runs through the valley, along with the River Croal.
2.1 miNE
Memorial
The Halo, Rossendale
55 min walk • Haslingden Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which plays its home games at Bentgate in Haslingden. For the 2020 and 2021 seasons its captain is Jordan Shannon. For the first time post war, the club did not employ a professional for the shortened 2020 season owing to the Coronavirus pandemic.
2.8 miNE
Town, Area
Rawtenstall, Rossendale
71 min walk • Rawtenstall is a town in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The town lies 15 miles/24 km north of Manchester, 22 miles/35 km east of Preston and 45 miles/70 km south east of the county town of Lancaster.
2.7 miNE
Library
Rawtenstall Library, Rossendale
69 min walk • Rawtenstall Library is a Carnegie Library located in the town of Rawtenstall, Lancashire. Plans for a new library in Rawtenstall were drawn up in 1903 following the promise of a donation of £6,000 from the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.