Archbishops Wood

Archbishops Wood is a forest in Whalley, Ribble Valley District, England. Archbishops Wood is situated near the village Whalley, as well as near the hamlet Painter Wood.

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.

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.

Archbishops Wood

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

53.8212° or 53° 49′ 16″ north

Longitude

-2.4004° or 2° 24′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C5VRHCX+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 55396325

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Painter Wood and Whalley Banks.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hellicliffs MTB Park and Whalley Village Hall.

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