Clitheroe Castle

Clitheroe Castle is a ruined early medieval castle in in the Borough of Ribble Valley, , England. It was the caput of the Honour of Clitheroe, a vast estate stretching along the western side of the .
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Photo: Tom Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Museum
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located in …

Church
Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Michael and St John the Evangelist Church… is situated 500 feet east of Clitheroe Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Geoff Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of in , . is situated 1,000 feet north of Clitheroe Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Mitton and Whalley.

Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and a civil parish in the Ribble Valley, , England. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Clitheroe Castle.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Ribble… is situated 3½ miles south of Clitheroe Castle.

Village
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Village is a gated community in the Ribble Valley, , England. is situated 4 miles southwest of Clitheroe Castle.

Clitheroe Castle

Latitude
53.8708° or 53° 52′ 15″ north
Longitude
-2.39315° or 2° 23′ 35″ west
Elevation
325 feet (99 metres)
Established
1186
Open location code
9C5VVJC4+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53573360
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6286917
Wiki­data ID
Q5134437
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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

Places to explore: Low Moor and Waddow Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Clitheroe War Memorial and The Ivy Boutique.

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