Lancashire
Ribble Valley District
Clitheroe

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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Places of Interest Nearby

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

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

Church
Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Michael and St John the Evangelist Church is a Roman Catholic in , Lancashire, England. It is situated on Lowergate road close to the centre of the town. is situated 500 feet east of Clitheroe Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Geoff Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of in , . The station is situated on the Ribble Valley line, and is operated by Northern Trains. 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. It is separated from the civil parish of by the , both lie about three miles from the town of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Clitheroe Castle.

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

Village
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Village is a gated community in the Ribble Valley, , England. The village is in the civil parish of and is 7 miles north of . 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)
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
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“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”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Low Moor and Twin Brook Farm.

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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 “Clitheroe Castle”. Photo: Lux01, Public domain.