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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is 10 miles north of the city of Preston and the same distance south of Lancaster.
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, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- 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″ northLongitude
-2.7616° or 2° 45′ 42″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9C5VV6XQ+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 525976499OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“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”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Greenhalgh Castle”. Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.