Tockholes is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
Tockholes is a small village with a good deall of local history. According to local tradition the old cross base in the churchyard dates to the 7th Century and the founding of the first chapel on the site. Human occupation in the area dates back to prehistoric times, represented by several nearby monuments, but the proven recorded history dates to at least medieval times.
The Church of Saint Stephen has a number of intersting carved stones on display including the ancient ‘toches’ stone that is said to give the area its name. While the nearby Killfield or Pit Field as it is now known was found to contain remains of a battle between parliament and royalist forces that took place in 1642. Records state - ‘In 1836, upwards of 40 horses’ heads, bones, cannon balls, clubs and pikes were dug-up in this field.’
On rock lane in Tockholes there is a stone water trough with a stone surround created from a Norman arch that was taken from Gerstane Hall in 1910 by the Reverand A.T. Corfield, the vicar at the time.
Tockholes postcode: BB3 0
There are great places to visit near Tockholes 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.
Don't miss Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool's towns if visiting the area around Tockholes.
Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester are great places to visit near Tockholes if you like villages.
There are a number of parks near Tockholes 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 Tockholes best waterfalls to visit near Tockholes.
There are a several good woodlands in the Tockholes area like Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
Don't miss Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Tockholes.
Old Mines to visit near Tockholes 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.
Tockholes'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).
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 Tockholes best historic buildings to visit near Tockholes.
The area around Tockholes boasts some of the best ancient sites 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.
Tockholes's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
Tockholes's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
There are a number of hills near Tockholes including Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
The area around Tockholes's best round cairns can be found at Jepsons Gate Cairn.
Don't miss High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Tockholes.
There are a number of bluebell woods near Tockholes including High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
The area around Tockholes features a number of interesting geological features 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 Tockholes.
There are a number of country parks near Tockholes including Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Tockholes area like Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
The area around Tockholes's best historic sites can be found at Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
The area around Tockholes features a number of interesting canals including 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.
There are a number of roman sites near Tockholes including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
Tockholes has some unmissable museums nearby like Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
Tockholes has some unmissable caves nearby like Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement is one of Tockholes's best, nearby limestone pavements to visit in Tockholes.
There are a several good sssis in the Tockholes area like Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
Blackpool, and Half Moon Bay are some of Tockholes best beaches to visit near Tockholes.
There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Tockholes like The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Don't miss Preston, and Lancaster's cities if visiting the area around Tockholes.
The area close to Tockholes boasts some of the best castles including Clitheroe Castle.
Tockholes History
There are some historic monuments around Tockholes:
