Penwortham Castle
Penwortham Castle was built on the south bank of the River Ribble, at Penwortham to the west of Preston, Lancashire, England, at grid reference SD524291.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Penwortham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Castle Hill”, “Castle Hill motte”, and “Penwortham Castle Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Penwortham and Preston Railway Station.
St Mary’s Church, Penwortham
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is in Church Avenue, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leyland, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.
Preston Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Miss Saff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Preston railway station, in Preston, Lancashire, England, is an interchange on the West Coast Main Line; it is approximately half-way between London Euston and Glasgow Central. Preston Railway Station is situated 3,400 feet east of Penwortham Castle.
County Hall
Town hall
Photo: Wayland Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
County Hall is a municipal building in Fishergate, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is the headquarters of Lancashire County Council. County Hall is situated 3,000 feet east of Penwortham Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston and Whitestake.
Preston
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Preston is a city in the county of Lancashire in North West England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a former textile and engineering town; it still makes aircraft, hosts the county local government, and has a university.
Whitestake
Village
Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitestake is a small village in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England, on the eastern edge of New Longton It is at the boundary of the parishes of Farington, Longton and Penwortham. Whitestake is situated 2½ miles south of Penwortham Castle.
Clayton Brook
Village
Photo: Paul Glenville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clayton Brook is a large residential estate in Lancashire, between the city of Preston and the town of Chorley. It forms part of the Clayton-le-Woods civil parish, and is in the Clayton-le-Woods North ward of the borough of Chorley. Clayton Brook is situated 4½ miles southeast of Penwortham Castle.
Penwortham Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Penwortham, South Ribble, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Penwortham Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Penwortham Castle Hill”
- German: “Penwortham Castle”
- Swedish: “Penwortham Castle Hill”
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