Whalley
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Whalley railway station and Whalley Abbey.
Whalley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whalley railway station serves the village of Whalley in Lancashire, England. The station lies on the Ribble Valley Line 7+1⁄4 miles north of Blackburn.
Whalley Abbey
Ruins
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whalley Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Whalley, Lancashire, England. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the abbey was largely demolished and a country house was built on the site.
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary and All Saints is an Anglican church in the village of Whalley, Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clitheroe and Great Harwood.
Clitheroe
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clitheroe is an attractive market town in the Ribble Valley in East Lancashire. It has a Norman castle guarding the transport route along the valley, and is a good base for exploring the Forest of Bowland to the north.
Great Harwood
Town
Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Harwood is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, located 5 miles north east of Blackburn and adjacent to the Ribble Valley. Great Harwood is part of the "Three Towns" conurbation along with the towns of Clayton-le-Moors and Rishton. Great Harwood is situated 2½ miles south of Whalley.
Whalley
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ribble Valley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.8211° or 53° 49′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.4048° or 2° 24′ 17″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
9C5VRHCW+C3GeoNames ID
7295382
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