English Heritage sites near Westby-with-Plumptons Parish
PIEL CASTLE
22 miles from Westby-with-Plumptons Parish
The impressive ruins of a 14th-century castle with a massive keep, inner and outer baileys, and towered curtain walls still standing.
WHALLEY ABBEY GATEHOUSE
22 miles from Westby-with-Plumptons 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.
BOW BRIDGE
26 miles from Westby-with-Plumptons Parish
This narrow 15th-century stone bridge across Mill Beck carried an old packhorse route to nearby Furness Abbey.
WARTON OLD RECTORY
26 miles from Westby-with-Plumptons 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.
FURNESS ABBEY
26 miles from Westby-with-Plumptons Parish
The remains of an abbey founded by Stephen, later King of England, including much of the east end and west tower of the church, ornately decorated chapter house and cloister buildings.
SAWLEY ABBEY
27 miles from Westby-with-Plumptons Parish
The remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills.
Churches in Westby-with-Plumptons Parish
St Matthew
West Moss Lane
Ballam
01772 687644
1st Sunday - Holy Communion 4.00pm
3rd Sunday - Holy Communion 11.30am
Pubs in Westby-with-Plumptons Parish
Plum Tree Farm
Hallam Way, Blackpool, FY4 5NZ
(01253) 798477
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