Thornber Wood

Thornber Wood is a forest in Wiswell, Ribble Valley District, England. Thornber Wood is situated near the locality Portfield Bar, as well as near Park Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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 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.

Padiham

Town

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Padiham is a market town and civil parish on the River Calder, in the Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England. It is located north west of Burnley, and north east of the towns of Clayton le Moors and Great Harwood.

Thornber Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Wiswell, Ribble Valley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.819° or 53° 49′ 8″ north

Longitude

-2.3794° or 2° 22′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C5VRJ9C+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 55395977

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Portfield Bar and Park Head.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Brocklehurst Wood and Read Wood.

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