English Heritage sites near Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Parish
GOODSHAW CHAPEL
6 miles from Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Parish
English Heritage's only Nonconformist place of worship, this atmospheric Baptist chapel displays a complete set of box-pews, galleries and pulpit dating from c. 1742 to 1809.
WHALLEY ABBEY GATEHOUSE
10 miles from Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Parish
The 14th century gatehouse of the nearby Cistercian abbey, which was the second wealthiest monastery in Lancashire. The first floor of the gatehouse was probably a chapel.
SAWLEY ABBEY
11 miles from Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Parish
The remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills.
SPOFFORTH CASTLE
32 miles from Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Parish
The ruined hall and chamber of a fortified manor house of the powerful Percy family, dating mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries. Its undercroft is cut into a rocky outcrop.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, STUDLEY ROYAL
34 miles from Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Parish
This magnificent High Victorian Anglican church was designed in the1870s by the flamboyant architect William Burges, and has been called his 'ecclesiastical masterpiece'.
WARTON OLD RECTORY
34 miles from Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Parish
A rare survival of a large 14th-century stone house with great hall and chambers. It served as a residence and courthouse for the wealthy and powerful rectors of Warton.
Churches in Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Parish
St John the Evangelist, Worsthorne
Church Square
Worsthorne
Burnley
07816450226
http://www.stjohnub.uk
Worsthorne is a small village nestling in the Pennines above Burnley.
The church is the focal point of the village both geographically and socially.
With a central tradition and a strong heritage of church music our worship is interesting and varied.
In line with the current Government guidelines on Covid-19, our church buildings are closed for the foreseeable future.
Pubs in Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood Parish
Bay Horse Inn
Crooked Billet
1-3 Smith Street, Worsthorne, BB10 3NQ
07766 230175
crookedbilletworsthorne.co.uk
Thornton Arms
22 Brownside Road, Burnley, BB10 3JS
(01282) 428286
thorntonarms.co.uk/