Nelson is a Town in the county of Lancashire.
Nelson in Lancashire is first mentioned as an entry in the Domesday Book and grew as a textile mill town during the Industrial Revolution, with major manufacturers including William Yates, Lord Shuttleworth and Samuel Brooks.
The town became part of Pendle Borough Council in 1974 following local government reorganisation, until its abolition on 1 April 2009 when all of Lancashire’s borough councils became unitary authorities.
There are great places to visit near Nelson 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.
Nelson has some unmissable towns nearby like Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester are some of Nelson best villages to visit near Nelson.
There are a number of parks near Nelson including 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 some of Nelson best waterfalls to visit near Nelson.
Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough are great places to visit near Nelson if you like woodlands.
Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth are some of Nelson best rivers and streams to visit near Nelson.
Nelson's best nearby old mines can be found at 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 Nelson best ruins to visit near Nelson.
Historic Buildings to visit near Nelson include Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, Hoghton Tower, and Stonyhurst College.
Ancient Sites to visit near Nelson include 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.
The area around Nelson features a number of interesting historic monuments including 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 great places to visit near Nelson if you like hiking areas.
The area around Nelson features a number of interesting hills including Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
There are a several good round cairns in the area around Nelson like Jepsons Gate Cairn.
Lakes to visit near Nelson include High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
There are a number of bluebell woods near Nelson including High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
There are a number of geological features near Nelson 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 Nelson.
Country Parks to visit near Nelson include Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.
Nature Reserves to visit near Nelson include Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
Places near Nelson feature a number of interesting historic sites including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
Canals to visit near Nelson include 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.
The area around Nelson features a number of interesting roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
The area around Nelson features a number of interesting museums including Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot are some of Nelson best caves to visit near Nelson.
Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement is a great place to visit close to Nelson if you like limestone pavements.
Don't miss Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors's sssis if visiting the area around Nelson.
There are a several good beaches in the Nelson area like Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay.
The area close to Nelson boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Preston, and Lancaster are great places to visit near Nelson if you like cities.
The area around Nelson's best castles can be found at Clitheroe Castle.
Nelson History
There are some historic monuments around Nelson:
Places to see near Nelson
History of Nelson
There was a worsted mill at Lomeshaye close to a “cotton factory” and another cotton mill along the canal at Reedyford by 1848. Walverden Mill in Leeds Road was built in 1850, and was soon followed by others. The cotton industry was the most important in the town, and by 1910, more than 12,000 local workers were members of the Nelson and District Power-Loom Weavers’ Association. From 1862, Phoenix Foundry, the steam engine factory of William Roberts stood at the site of the shopping centre’s car park, and has been called “Nelson’s most significant engineering site”. The town became associated in the 20th century with the production of confectionery as well, including Jelly Babies and Victory V and was where the package holiday company Airtours (formerly Pendle Travel and now part of Thomas Cook) began life as an independent travel agent. The textile industry, in particular, has now sharply declined, leaving the town with low property prices and higher than average unemployment. Nelson was granted its charter of incorporation as a municipal borough by Queen Victoria in 1890. Radical left wing politics in the early 20th century led to it being labelled “Little Moscow” by both the local and national press; indeed, the Nelson Leader ran the headline “Moscow calling” during the lock-out of 1928. There was significant Communist Party influence in the town between the wars. When the Labour Party came to power in the town, they responded to local political feeling by placing utilities such as gas and water under the control of the municipal council, anticipating by decades the nationalisation of such utilities after World War II. The council refused, moreover, to participate in celebrations for King George V’s silver jubilee in 1935, saying that they would rather spend public money on free dinners for school children and the jobless.
