Rivington Church, Chorley

Name: Rivington Church
Address: Chorley, United Kingdom

#21 among attractions in Chorley

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Rivington Church is an active Anglican parish church in Rivington, Lancashire, England. It is in the Deane deanery, the Bolton archdeanery and Diocese of Manchester. The church has been designated a Grade II listed building. The church has no patron saint and is not named after a saint or martyr. It has been variously called St Lawrence, St George, Holy Trinity, and St Catherine but its correct title is Rivington Church. ()

Coordinates: 53°37'31"N, 2°34'6"W

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Chorley United Kingdom

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Rivington Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Duxbury Woods, Rivington Pike, Little Theatre, Rivington Unitarian Chapel.

2.2 miW
Golf
Duxbury Woods, Chorley
57 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.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Rivington Pike, Horwich
31 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.
3.3 miNW
Theater, Comedy club, Concerts and shows
Little Theatre, Chorley
84 min walk • Chorley Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Street in Chorley, Lancashire, England.
~610 ftE
Church
Rivington Unitarian Chapel, Chorley
3 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.
2.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Winter Hill, Chorley
56 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.
2.2 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Horwich
56 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.
3.1 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St George's Church, Chorley
80 min walk • St George's Church is in St George's Street, Chorley, 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.
1.5 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Paul's Church, Chorley
38 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.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Great Hill
81 min walk • Great Hill is a hill in Lancashire, England, on Anglezarke Moor, between the towns of Chorley and Darwen. It is part of the West Pennine Moors and lies approximately 3 miles north of Winter Hill, which is the highest point in the area at 456 m.
2.3 miNW
Bridge
Yarrow Bridge, Chorley
60 min walk • Yarrow Bridge is a small road bridge which crosses the River Yarrow in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The bridge carries the A6 road over the river. There is also a pub and garage next door to bridge which carries the same name.
2.2 miE
Tower
Winter Hill transmitting station, Chorley
56 min walk • The Winter Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site on Winter Hill, at the southern boundary of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire and above Bolton. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.