Written Stone
Written Stone is a stone in Ribchester, Ribble Valley District, England. Written Stone is situated nearby to Spade Mill Reservoir No.1, as well as near Spade Mill Reservoir No.2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Church and St Lawrence’s Church, Longridge.
St Paul’s Church
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Paul's Church stands off Berry Lane, Longridge, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. The church was built in 1886–1888, and the tower was added in 1936–37. St Paul’s Church is situated 1¼ miles west of Written Stone.
St Lawrence’s Church, Longridge
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Lawrence's Church, located on Chapel Hill in Longridge, Lancashire, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. Built as a chapel of ease of St Wilfrid, Ribchester in the early 16th century, it was made a parish church in 1868, a role it now shares, jointly, with the nearby St Paul's Church. St Lawrence’s Church, Longridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of Written Stone.
Bremetennacum
Archaeological site
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
Bremetennacum, or Bremetennacum Veteranorum, was a Roman fort on the site of the present day village of Ribchester in Lancashire, England. The site is a Scheduled Monument. Bremetennacum is situated 2½ miles southeast of Written Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stydd and Ribchester.
Stydd
Hamlet
The manor of Stydd is in the county of Lancashire. It is situated on the north eastern edge of the village of Ribchester. It has three notable buildings: St Saviour's Church, a set of almshouses and the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Stydd is situated 2 miles southeast of Written Stone.
Ribchester
Village
Photo: Watcher328, Public domain.
Ribchester is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Ribble, six miles northwest of Blackburn and twelve miles east of Preston. Ribchester is situated 2 miles southeast of Written Stone.
Hurst Green
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hurst Green is a small village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, connected in its history to the Jesuit school, Stonyhurst College. Hurst Green is situated 3½ miles east of Written Stone.
Written Stone
- Type: Stone
- Inscription: “Ancient stone with writing chiselled onto the surface threatening a curse on anyone that moves the stone.”
- Categories: historic site and landform
- Location: Ribchester, Ribble Valley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.83598° or 53° 50′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.56957° or 2° 34′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C5VRCPJ+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 6906301191OpenStreetMap feature
historic=stone
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Highlights include Spade Mill Reservoir No.1 and Spade Mill Reservoir No.2.
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