Grimeford

Places of Interest

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Reservoir

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Lower Rivington Reservoir is at the end of the Rivington chain of reservoirs in Lancashire, England, with Upper Rivington Reservoir to the north, and Rivington Water Treatment Works to the south.

Rivington Castle

Ruins

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Rivington Castle is a ruins.

Great House Barn

Heritage site

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Great House Barn is a 16th-century barn and Listed building in Rivington, Lancashire, England. Built as a tithe barn it is believed to be one of the oldest of its type in the county and is a Grade II listed building.

Places in the Area

Adlington

Village

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Adlington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, near the West Pennine Moors. It is 3 miles south of Chorley. It became a separate parish in 1842 then grew into a township around the textile and coal mining industries until these closed in the 1960s.

Blackrod

Village

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Blackrod is a town and civil parish situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Nestled in the historic county of Lancashire, Blackrod is approximately four miles northeast of Wigan and 6+1⁄2 miles west of Bolton.

Heath Charnock

Village

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Heath Charnock is a small village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 2,065, reducing to 2,026 at the 2011 Census. Heath Charnock is situated 1½ miles northwest of Grimeford.

Grimeford

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