Kirk Mill, Forest of Bowland

Name: Kirk Mill
Address: Forest of Bowland, United Kingdom

#11 among attractions in Forest of Bowland

Sightseeing

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

Kirk Mill is an early example of an Arkwright-type cotton mill and a grade II listed building in Chipping, Lancashire, in Ribble Valley, to the north of Preston, Lancashire, England. It was built in the 1780s on the site of a corn mill dating from at least 1544. The mill continued spinning cotton using water frames and then throstles until 1886, when it was sold and became HJ Berry's chairmaking factory. It was powered by a 32 ft waterwheel which continued in use, generating electricity until the 1940s. ()

Coordinates: 53°53'12"N, 2°34'43"W

Address

Forest of Bowland United Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Forest of Bowland

Day trips

Kirk Mill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beacon Fell, Longridge Fell, St Wilfrid's Church, St Bartholomew's Church.

3.3 miW
Park
Beacon Fell, Goosnargh
84 min walk • Beacon Fell is a fell in the civil parish of Goosnargh in Lancashire, England. The high ground, which rises to 266 m, has been a country park since 1970.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Longridge Fell
71 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.
5.6 miS
Church
St Wilfrid's Church, Ribchester
143 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.
~890 ftSE
Church
St Bartholomew's Church
5 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is in the village of Chipping, 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 Michael, Whitewell.
5.7 miSW
Church
Goosnargh Village Hall, Goosnargh
146 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is an Anglican church in Goosnargh, a village north of Preston in Lancashire, England. The church dates from the Middle Ages; it was enlarged in the 16th century and restored twice in the 19th century.
5.2 miSE
Church
Stydd Gardens, Ribchester
134 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.
1.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Parlick
46 min walk • Parlick is an approximately cone-shaped steep-sided hill at the extreme south of the main range of Bowland fells in Lancashire, England. Its bog-free sides make it more popular with walkers than the shallow boggy hills to its north. Paths zigzag up this hill from the south, or for the more strenuous ascent a straight path can be chosen.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Fair Snape Fell, Forest of Bowland
69 min walk • Fair Snape Fell is one of the larger hills in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. It occupies a position in the very south of the main range of fells, alongside and just to the north of Parlick, to which it is joined by a ridge.
5.2 miSE
Universities and schools
Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe
132 min walk • Stonyhurst College is a co-educational Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition, on the Stonyhurst Estate, Lancashire, England. It occupies a Grade I listed building. The school has been fully co-educational since 1999.
4.1 miE
Historical place, Vernacular architecture
Browsholme Hall, Clitheroe
104 min walk • Browsholme Hall is a privately owned Tudor house in the parish of Bowland Forest Low in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is claimed to be the oldest surviving family home in Lancashire. Since 1954, it has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.
5.3 miNE
Memorial
Scheduled monuments in Lancashire, Forest of Bowland
135 min walk • This is a list of scheduled monuments in the English county of Lancashire. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list by the...