Stonyhurst, Forest of Bowland

Name: Stonyhurst
Address: Forest of Bowland, United Kingdom

#18 among attractions in Forest of Bowland

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Stonyhurst is the name of a 1,000-acre rural estate owned by the Society of Jesus near Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. It is centred on Stonyhurst College, occupying the great house, its preparatory school Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall and the parish church, St Peter's. ()

Coordinates: 53°50'46"N, 2°28'26"W

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Forest of Bowland United Kingdom

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Stonyhurst – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clitheroe Castle, Whalley Abbey, Swan Court Shopping Arcade, Church of St Mary and All Saints.

3.7 miNE
Historical place, History museum, Romanesque architecture
Clitheroe Castle, Clitheroe
94 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 miSE
Monastery
Whalley Abbey, Whalley
77 min walk • Whalley Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Whalley, Lancashire, England. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the abbey was largely demolished and a country house was built on the site.
3.8 miNE
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.
3.2 miSE
Church
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley
82 min walk • The Church of St Mary and All Saints is an Anglican church in the village of Whalley, Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn.
3.8 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
97 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.
3.7 miNE
Romanesque architecture, Museum, History museum
Clitheroe Castle Museum, Clitheroe
95 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.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Longridge Fell
60 min walk • 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.
3.5 miSW
Church
St Wilfrid's Church, Ribchester
88 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.
2.9 miSW
Church
Stydd Gardens, Ribchester
76 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.
1.6 miE
Church
All Hallows Church
42 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.
3.9 miNE
Church
St Helen's Church
99 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Stonyhurst?

Nearby attractions include Libraries and collections of Stonyhurst College, Forest of Bowland (3 min walk), Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe (4 min walk).