Clitheroe
Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located 34 miles (55 km) north-west of Manchester.
It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Clitheroe built-up area had an estimated population of 16,279.
Worth seeing
- 01Clitheroe Castle
Mar: daily noon-4PM; Apr-Oct: daily 11AM-11AM-6PM; Nov-Feb: Fri-Tue noon-4PM.
- 02St Mary Magdalene
Anglican (Church of England) parish church: the tower and east window are 15th-century, the rest is 19th.
- 03Browsholme Hall
Ancestral home of the Parker Family, who have lived here since it was built in 1507.
- 04Sawley Abbey
Sawley BB7 4NH (off A59 four miles NE of Clitheroe).
- 05Whalley Abbey
A 14th-century Cistercian Abbey on the banks of the Calder; it was ruined at the Dissolution and the abbot hanged for his part in the "Pilgrimage of Grace" uprising.
Things to do
What's on? Clitheroe Advertiser & Times is published on Thursday. It's part of the Burnley Express. Cinema: Everyman is within Holmes Mill. Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail extends along the riverbank between Brungerley Park on Waddington Rd (a mile north of town) upstream to West Bradford Rd. There are some 20 sculptures plus interpretation boards about the area and its wildlife.
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