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, canals, roman sites, museums, caves, limestone pavements, sssis, beaches, shopping centres, cities and castles.
The area around Abbey Village boasts some of the best towns including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester are some of Abbey Village best villages to visit near Abbey Village.
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.
Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall are great places to visit near Abbey Village if you like waterfalls.
Don't miss Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough's woodlands if visiting the area around Abbey Village.
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 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 are some of Abbey Village best old mines to visit near Abbey Village.
Abbey Village's best nearby ruins can be found at Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).
The area around Abbey Village features a number of interesting historic buildings including Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, Hoghton Tower, and Stonyhurst College.
There are a number of ancient sites near Abbey Village including 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.
Abbey Village has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice are some of Abbey Village best hiking areas to visit near Abbey Village.
Hills to visit near Abbey Village include Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
Round Cairns to visit near Abbey Village include Jepsons Gate Cairn.
The area around Abbey Village features a number of interesting lakes including High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Abbey Village area like High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
There are a several good geological features in the Abbey Village area like Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.
There are a several good gardens in the Abbey Village area like The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park are some of Abbey Village best country parks to visit near Abbey Village.
The area around Abbey Village features a number of interesting nature reserves including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
Don't miss Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory's historic sites if visiting the area around Abbey Village.
There are a several good canals in the Abbey Village area like Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Heath Charnock, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Higher Wheelton, 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.
Abbey Village has some unmissable roman sites nearby like Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
There are a number of museums near Abbey Village including Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
Abbey Village's best nearby caves can be found at Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
The area close to Abbey Village boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
There are a several good sssis in the Abbey Village area like Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
Beaches to visit near Abbey Village include Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay.
Abbey Village is near some unmissable shopping centres like The Concourse Shopping Centre,
Preston, and Lancaster are great places to visit near Abbey Village if you like cities.
Castles to visit near Abbey Village include Clitheroe Castle.
Abbey Village History
There are some historic monuments around Abbey Village:
