Higher House

Higher House is a ruins in Rivington, Chorley District, England. Higher House is situated nearby to Rivington Moor Quarry (disused), as well as near the ruins Old Rachel’s.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Noon Hill and Rivington Hall Barn.

Noon Hill

Peak

Noon Hill is a hill on the border of the boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton, in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is 380 metres high.

Rivington Hall Barn

Heritage site

Photo: Ruth Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rivington Hall Barn adjoins Rivington Hall in Rivington, Lancashire, near Chorley and Bolton. The Tithe barn foundation stones support a Medieval cruck construction and possibly date to the between the 9th and 15th centuries. Rivington Hall Barn is situated 1 mile southwest of Higher House.

Rivington Pike

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Baresi franco, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rivington Pike is a hill on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors at Rivington in Lancashire, England. The nearest towns are Adlington and Horwich. Rivington Pike is situated 1 mile south of Higher House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belmont and Horwich.

Belmont

Village

Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belmont is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of North Turton, in the unitary authority area of Blackburn with Darwen, in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. It is close to Darwen and has around 500 inhabitants. Belmont is situated 2 miles east of Higher House.

Horwich

Town

Photo: Nicholasjf21, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in northwest England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre, with an industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton and railways. Horwich is situated 2½ miles south of Higher House.

Adlington

Village

Photo: Rob500, CC BY 3.0.

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. Adlington is situated 3 miles southwest of Higher House.

Higher House

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Rivington, Chorley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.63487° or 53° 38′ 6″ north

Longitude

-2.54018° or 2° 32′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C5VJFM5+WW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 810036027

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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