Portfield

Portfield is an archaeological site in Whalley, Ribble Valley District, England. Portfield is situated near the forest Planes Wood, as well as near Lords Park wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Whalley railway station and Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley.

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 railway station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Portfield.

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. Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley is situated 1 mile northwest of Portfield.

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. Whalley Abbey is situated 1 mile west of Portfield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whalley and Great Harwood.

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.

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 2 miles south of Portfield.

York

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

York is a hamlet in the Ribble Valley district of the county of Lancashire, England. Part of the Billington and Langho civil parish, it is located southeast of the village of Langho on the old turnpike road between Whalley and Blackburn. York is situated 2½ miles southwest of Portfield.

Portfield

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Whalley, Ribble Valley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.81581° or 53° 48′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.38852° or 2° 23′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C5VRJ86+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 30099956

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Planes Wood and Lords Park wood.

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Places to explore: Portfield Road and Whalley Golf Glub.

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