English Heritage sites near Woodplumpton Parish

Whalley Abbey Gatehouse

WHALLEY ABBEY GATEHOUSE

15 miles from Woodplumpton 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

SAWLEY ABBEY

19 miles from Woodplumpton Parish

The remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills.

Goodshaw Chapel

GOODSHAW CHAPEL

21 miles from Woodplumpton 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.

Warton Old Rectory

WARTON OLD RECTORY

23 miles from Woodplumpton 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.

Piel Castle

PIEL CASTLE

24 miles from Woodplumpton Parish

The impressive ruins of a 14th-century castle with a massive keep, inner and outer baileys, and towered curtain walls still standing.

Bow Bridge

BOW BRIDGE

28 miles from Woodplumpton Parish

This narrow 15th-century stone bridge across Mill Beck carried an old packhorse route to nearby Furness Abbey.

Churches in Woodplumpton Parish

St Anne's Church Woodplumpton

Woodplumpton Road Woodplumpton Preston
07483805110

A very warm welcome to St Anne's Woodplumpton

Please do come and join us on our journey as we seek to be a community that is shaped by a commitment to God as revealed in Jesus.

With every blessing

Revd. Lois

Pubs in Woodplumpton Parish

Bay Horse

Catforth Road, Catforth, PR4 0HH

Large pub in the centre of Carforth village. It closed in 2010.
Galley

Swillbrook Boatyard, Catforth Road, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HE
(01908) 711181
swillbrookboatyard.com/

The Galley is a rural, canalside café bar, which opened on 28th May 2022 and is part of the Swillbrook Boatyard at Catforth and open at weekends. There are four handpumps with local cask ales being sourced mainly from Rock Solid Brewery in...
Plough At Eaves Inn

Eaves Lane, Cuddy Hill, PR4 0BJ
(01772) 690233
thwaites.co.uk/pubs-and-pub-finder/pubs/...

Very pleasant rural pub once described as the hardest to find in Lancashire. Popular with cyclists. Great food served every day with locally produced steak a must. Darts and dominoes teams. Temporary closed in October 2019, and reopened 6th...
Preston Grasshoppers RFC

Lightfoot Green Lane, Fulwood, PR4 0AP
(01772) 863546
pgrfc.co.uk/the-club/facilities/wainwrig...

A rugby club based in Preston offering a wide range of activities and facilities to the whole community with two bars, the Terrace Bar and Wainwright Bar open 7 days a week to the public offering a wide selection of beverages. The cask ales...
Running Pump

Catforth Road, Catforth, PR4 0HH

Closed due to Covid-19 with the leaseholders stating "Dear friends of The Running Pump, it is with great sadness that we have to inform you that we will not be reopening the Running Pump."
Wheatsheaf

34 Woodplumpton Road, Woodplumpton, PR4 0NE
(01772) 500164
wheatsheafwoodplumpton.co.uk

Former Matthew Brown pub dating back to the 1700s. There are three distinct drinking areas to the front including one with a fireplace c.1767 and the rear area includes further dining space, as well as a pool room. An attractive central ba...