English Heritage sites near Great Mitton Parish
WHALLEY ABBEY GATEHOUSE
3 miles from Great Mitton Parish
The 14th century gatehouse of the nearby Cistercian abbey, which was the second wealthiest monastery in Lancashire. The first floor of the gatehouse was probably a chapel.
SAWLEY ABBEY
5 miles from Great Mitton Parish
The remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills.
GOODSHAW CHAPEL
11 miles from Great Mitton Parish
English Heritage's only Nonconformist place of worship, this atmospheric Baptist chapel displays a complete set of box-pews, galleries and pulpit dating from c. 1742 to 1809.
WARTON OLD RECTORY
24 miles from Great Mitton Parish
A rare survival of a large 14th-century stone house with great hall and chambers. It served as a residence and courthouse for the wealthy and powerful rectors of Warton.
PIEL CASTLE
33 miles from Great Mitton Parish
The impressive ruins of a 14th-century castle with a massive keep, inner and outer baileys, and towered curtain walls still standing.
BOW BRIDGE
36 miles from Great Mitton Parish
This narrow 15th-century stone bridge across Mill Beck carried an old packhorse route to nearby Furness Abbey.
Churches in Great Mitton Parish
All Hallows Church, Mitton
Church Lane, off Mitton Road BB7 9PH
Mitton
Clitheroe
(01254) 878352
http://www.allhallowsmitton.org.uk/welcome.htm
There has been a Church at Mitton since the C12th or even earlier. All Hallows' is a medieval church of astounding beauty. It was sensitively re-furbished in the year 2000 and attracts many visitors from far and wide. It was the first Christian church in the Ribble Valley from which the Good News of Jesus spread. It provides a stunning venue for weddings and offers a wide range of worship, traditional and contemporary. It retains many original features in its architecture.
Pubs in Great Mitton Parish
Craven Heifer Hotel
Re-opened as a restaurant in 2005. Now a private house.
Edisford Bridge
Large eating house in a pleasant location with a campsite to the rear.