Abbey Village is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
A small village of mostly former cotton mill cottages that were built to house workers from the old Abbey Mill. The name Abbey Village is said not to relate to an old abbey in the vicinity; rather to the position of the village being on an important route to Whalley Abbey.
Abbey Village postcode: PR6 8DF
There are great places to visit near Abbey Village including some great towns, villages, parks, waterfalls, woodlands, rivers and streams, old mines, ruins, historic buildings, ancient sites, historic monuments, hiking areas, hills, round cairns, lakes, bluebell woods, geological features, gardens, country parks, nature reserves, historic sites, roman sites, museums, caves, limestone pavements, sssis, canals, beaches, shopping centres, cities and castles.
Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool are some of Abbey Village best towns to visit near Abbey Village.
Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Ribchester, Belmont, and Chipping are great places to visit near Abbey Village if you like villages.
Abbey Village's best nearby parks can be found at Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
Abbey Village's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.
The area around Abbey Village boasts some of the best woodlands including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
Abbey Village has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.
Old Mines to visit near Abbey Village include Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Lead Mines Clough Lead Mines, Coppice Stile Lead Mine Trial, White Coppice Lead Mine, Duxbury Park Colliery (ruin), Ellerbeck Collieries (ruin), and Sykes Mine.
Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin) are some of Abbey Village best ruins to visit near Abbey Village.
Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, Hoghton Tower, and Stonyhurst College are some of Abbey Village best historic buildings to visit near Abbey Village.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Abbey Village area like Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, The Quernmore Burial, Standing Stones Hill, Pikestones Chambered Long Cairn, Jepsons Gate Cairn, Black Coppice Chambered Cairn, and Dog Holes Cave.
Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge are some of Abbey Village best historic monuments to visit near Abbey Village.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Abbey Village area like Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick are great places to visit near Abbey Village if you like hills.
Places near Abbey Village feature a number of interesting round cairns including Jepsons Gate Cairn.
Lakes to visit near Abbey Village include High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
Abbey Village's best nearby bluebell woods can be found at High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
There are a number of geological features near Abbey Village including Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.
Don't miss The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower's gardens if visiting the area around Abbey Village.
There are a number of country parks near Abbey Village including Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.
Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood are great places to visit near Abbey Village if you like nature reserves.
Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory is a great place to visit close to Abbey Village if you like historic sites.
The area around Abbey Village boasts some of the best roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
Don't miss Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston's museums if visiting the area around Abbey Village.
Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot are some of Abbey Village best caves to visit near Abbey Village.
The area around Abbey Village's best limestone pavements can be found at Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
SSSIs to visit near Abbey Village include Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
There are a number of canals near Abbey Village including Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Summit to Wigan Section, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Adlington, Lancaster Canal at Bolton-le-Sands, and Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Rufford Branch.
Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay are some of Abbey Village best beaches to visit near Abbey Village.
The area close to Abbey Village boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Don't miss Preston, and Lancaster's cities if visiting the area around Abbey Village.
Abbey Village is near some unmissable castles like Clitheroe Castle,
Abbey Village History
There are some historic monuments around Abbey Village:
