Greenhalgh Castle

Greenhalgh Castle is a castle, now ruined, near the town of Garstang in Lancashire, England. Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, had the castle built in 1490 to provide defence for his estates around Garstang.

Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Archaeological site
Description: castle in England

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds and St Thomas’ Church, Garstang.

Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds

Church

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Mary and St Michael is in the village of Bonds, to the south of Garstang, Lancashire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic church in the diocese of Lancaster. Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds is situated 2,200 feet west of Greenhalgh Castle.

St Thomas’ Church, Garstang

Church

Photo: Alan Godfree, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Thomas' Church is a Church of England church in Garstang, a market town in Lancashire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster. St Thomas’ Church, Garstang is situated 3,200 feet west of Greenhalgh Castle.

Garstang Turnpike Bridge (Number 59)

Bridge

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garstang Turnpike Bridge (Number 59) is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Greenhalgh Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garstang and Calder Vale.

Garstang

Town

Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Borough of Wyre, in Lancashire, England. It lies equidistant between the cities of Lancaster to the north and Preston to the south, both are 10 miles away.

Calder Vale

Hamlet

Photo: Brian Houghton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calder Vale is an English village, located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. It lies on the River Calder in a deep valley with only a single cul-de-sac providing vehicular access. Calder Vale is situated 2 miles east of Greenhalgh Castle.

Oakenclough

Hamlet

Photo: Brian Houghton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oakenclough is an English hamlet located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. Oakenclough is a small and scattered community, which appears to have developed largely as a result of a paper mill being sited here to make use of the water power available from the swiftly flowing River Calder. Oakenclough is situated 3 miles northeast of Greenhalgh Castle.

Greenhalgh Castle

Categories: castle and historic site
Location: Barnacre-with-Bonds, Wyre District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.89967° or 53° 53′ 59″ north

Longitude

-2.7616° or 2° 45′ 42″ west

Elevation

115 feet (35 metres)

Open location code

9C5VV6XQ+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 525976499

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

6286912

Wikidata ID

Q1544716

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Greenhalgh Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Greenhalgh Castle”
Dutch: “Greenhalgh Castle”
French: “château de Greenhalgh”
French: “Château de Greenhalgh”
German: “Greenhalgh Castle”
Swedish: “Greenhalgh Castle”
Turkish: “Greenhalgh Kalesi”

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