Clitheroe Castle

Clitheroe Castle is a ruined early medieval castle in Clitheroe in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It was the caput of the Honour of Clitheroe, a vast estate stretching along the western side of the Pennines.

Photo: Lux01, Public domain.

Photo: Tom Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clitheroe Castle Museum and St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe.

Clitheroe Castle Museum

Museum

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

Clitheroe Castle Museum is located in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, in the former Steward's House, a Grade II listed building that was built in the 18th century to house the steward of Clitheroe Castle. It is a museum showing the history of the local area.

St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe

Church

Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Michael and St John the Evangelist Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. It is situated on Lowergate road close to the centre of the town. St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe is situated 500 feet east of Clitheroe Castle.

Clitheroe railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geoff Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clitheroe railway station serves the town of Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. The station is situated on the Ribble Valley line, and is operated by Northern Trains. Clitheroe railway station is situated 1,000 feet north of Clitheroe Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Mitton and Whalley.

Great Mitton

Village

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

Great Mitton is a village and a civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is separated from the civil parish of Little Mitton by the River Ribble, both lie about three miles from the town of Clitheroe. Great Mitton is situated 2½ miles southwest of Clitheroe Castle.

Whalley

Village

Photo: Craigthornber, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whalley is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley on the banks of the River Calder in Lancashire, England. It is overlooked by Whalley Nab, a large wooded hill over the river from the village. Whalley is situated 3½ miles south of Clitheroe Castle.

Brockhall

Village

Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brockhall Village is a gated community in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Billington and Langho and is 7 miles north of Blackburn. Brockhall is situated 4 miles southwest of Clitheroe Castle.

Clitheroe Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Lancashire, England, UK
Categories: historic house museum, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Clitheroe, Ribble Valley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

53.8708° or 53° 52′ 15″ north

Longitude

-2.39315° or 2° 23′ 35″ west

Elevation

325 feet (99 metres)

Inception

1186

Open location code

9C5VVJC4+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 53573360

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

6286917

Wikidata ID

Q5134437

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Clitheroe Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Clitheroe Castle”
Danish: “Clitheroe Castle”
German: “Clitheroe Castle”
Portuguese: “Castelo de Clitheroe”
Russian: “Замок Клитеро”
Swedish: “Clitheroe Castle”
Turkish: “Clitheroe Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Low Moor and Waddow Hall.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Clitheroe War Memorial and The Ivy Boutique.

Lancashire: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Blackpool, Blackburn, Preston, and Lancaster.

Curious Castles to Discover

Uncover intriguing castles from every corner of the globe.