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Hoghton
Hoghton is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 802. Brindle and Hoghton ward also includes the parish of Brindle. Hoghton Tower is a fortified manor house, and the ancestral home of the de Hoghton family from the 12th century. Also within the parish are the hamlets of Riley Green and Hoghton Bottoms. The villages of Gregson Lane and Coupe Green are sometimes described as lying in Hoghton, although they are outside the parish, forming the ward of Coupe Green and Gregson Lane in the South Ribble district. A local folk tale tells that two Hoghton poachers once raided a rabbit warren inhabited by fairies. When they heard the fairies' voices coming from the sacks they were carrying, they fled in terror. The village has one public house, the Boar's Head, which claims to be one of the final overnight stops of the Pendle Witches before their eventual trials and sentencing at Lancaster in 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoghton Tower
Hoghton Tower is a fortified manor house east of the village of Hoghton, Lancashire, England, and stands on a hilltop site on the highest point in the area. It takes its name from the De Hoghton baronets, de Hoghton family, its historical owners since at least the 12th century. The present house dates from about 1560–65. It was damaged during the English Civil War, Civil War and subsequently became derelict, but was rebuilt and extended between 1862 and 1901. The house is listed building, listed at Grade I, as is the Great Barn, Hoghton, Great Barn in its grounds, which is dated 1692. Also in the grounds are two structures listed at Grade II. The house and garden are open to the public at advertised times, and are administered by the Charitable trusts in English law, charitable Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust. History The property is on a hill at the southwesterly end of the Pendle Hill, Pendle range. The estate has been owned by the de Hoghton famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Hoghton
Hoghton is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Chorley (borough), Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It contains 16 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The major building in the parish is Hoghton Tower; this and associated structures are listed. Otherwise the parish in mainly rural, and a number of farmhouses and farm buildings are listed. The other listed buildings consist of two churches, a former school, a war memorial, and a railway viaduct. Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoghton Lists of listed buildings in Lancashire Buildings and structures in the Borough of Chorley Hoghton, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Hoghton Baronets
The Hoghton or Houghton, later Bold-Hoghton, later de Hoghton Baronetcy, of Hoghton Tower in the County of Lancashire, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 22 May 1611 for Richard Hoghton, Member of Parliament for Lancashire. The Hoghton family had been landowners in Lancashire since the reign of King Stephen and had been Knights of the Shire for Lancashire since the 14th century. The second Baronet represented Clitheroe and Lancashire in the House of Commons and was a Royalist leader during the Civil War A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J .... The third and fourth Baronets both sat as Members of Parliament for Lancashire. The fifth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Preston and East Looe while the sixth and seventh Baronets represented Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoghton
Hoghton is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 802. Brindle and Hoghton ward also includes the parish of Brindle. Hoghton Tower is a fortified manor house, and the ancestral home of the de Hoghton family from the 12th century. Also within the parish are the hamlets of Riley Green and Hoghton Bottoms. The villages of Gregson Lane and Coupe Green are sometimes described as lying in Hoghton, although they are outside the parish, forming the ward of Coupe Green and Gregson Lane in the South Ribble district. A local folk tale tells that two Hoghton poachers once raided a rabbit warren inhabited by fairies. When they heard the fairies' voices coming from the sacks they were carrying, they fled in terror. The village has one public house, the Boar's Head, which claims to be one of the final overnight stops of the Pendle Witches before their eventual trials and sentencing at Lancaster in 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riley Green (hamlet)
Riley Green is a hamlet, part of the civil parish of Hoghton, within the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It is located at the junction of the A675 and A6061 roads, between Preston, Blackburn and Chorley. The hamlet consists of a small number of houses and one pub - the Royal Oak on the A6061 on the A675 beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Most of the surrounding area is pasture land. There is also a marina where many narrowboats are moored, and some are for hire. The original route to Hoghton Tower starts in Riley Green, however it is now only a track as a new route was built straight up to the Tower when motorised transport came to pass. The village is on the Blackburn Bus Company bus route from Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ... to Preston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Chorley
The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley, which is an unparished area. The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods. The neighbouring districts are West Lancashire, South Ribble, Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton and Wigan. History The town of Chorley had been governed by improvement commissioners from 1853. The commissioners were reconstituted as a local board in 1863. The board was in turn replaced in 1881 when the town was made a municipal borough. The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of four former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: * Adlington Urban District * Chorley Municipal Borough * Chorley Rural District * Withnell Urban District The new district was named Chorley, and the borough status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorley (borough)
The Borough of Chorley is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley, which is an unparished area. The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington, Lancashire, Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Lancashire, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods. The neighbouring districts are West Lancashire, South Ribble, Blackburn with Darwen, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Bolton and Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Wigan. History The town of Chorley had been governed by improvement commissioners from 1853. The commissioners were reconstituted as a Local board of health, local board in 1863. The board was in turn replaced in 1881 when the town was made a municipal borough. The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of four former districts, which were all abolished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coupe Green
Coupe Green or Coup Green is a village in Lancashire, England. It is located on the A675 between Higher Walton and Hoghton. The village is in the borough of South Ribble and the Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency. The village has a primary school which opened in 1975, one pub () and a few shops including a hairdresser and a Texaco petrol station. The village is situated in the Hoghton postal district as Royal Mail does not recognise it as a separate village, this postal district also includes Gregson Lane and Hoghton is often called the village of two halves by residents. Despite this, it is administratively and geographically separate. The village is in the Coupe Green & Gregson Lane ward which elects two councillor A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or re ...s, At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Lancashire
A civil parish is a subnational entity, forming the lowest unit of local government in England. There are 219 civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Lancashire; Blackpool is completely unparished; Borough of Pendle, Pendle and Ribble Valley are entirely parished. At the 2001 census, there were 587,074 people living in the 219 parishes, accounting for 41.5 per cent of the county's population. History Parishes arose from Church of England divisions, and were originally purely ecclesiastical divisions. Over time they acquired civil administration powers.Angus Winchester, 2000, ''Discovering Parish Boundaries''. Shire Publications. Princes Risborough, 96 pages The Highways Act 1555 made parishes responsible for the upkeep of roads. Every adult inhabitant of the parish was obliged to work four days a year on the roads, providing their own tools, carts and horses; the work was overseen by an unpaid local appointee, the ''Surveyor of Highways''. The poor were looked after by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorley (UK Parliament Constituency)
Chorley is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 1997 by Lindsay Hoyle, Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Hoyle was originally elected for the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, but in 2019 became the Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speaker, making him unaffiliated. Constituency profile Chorley constituency consists of the majority of the Chorley (borough), borough of Chorley. As well as the central market town of Chorley itself, the seat extends into southern Lancashire rural hinterland with three major villages and minor villages. The town of Chorley is Labour's strongest area in the seat, with the rural hinterland and smaller towns and villages more inclined to vote Conservative. Chorley's expansion is assured with the building of Buckshaw Village, an urban development sprawling over the ROF Chorley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregson Lane
Gregson Lane is a village in Lancashire, England. It is situated between Bamber Bridge, Higher Walton, Coupe Green and Brindle, and is within four miles of the city of Preston. Most of the village is in an unparished area of South Ribble borough and Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency. However, a small part of the village lies in Brindle civil parish in the Borough of Chorley and Chorley parliamentary constituency. The village is situated in the Hoghton postal district, as the Royal Mail does not recognise it as a separate village; this postal district also includes Coupe Green and Hoghton is often called the village of two halves by residents. Despite this, it is administratively and geographically separate. The village is in the Gregson Lane & Coupe Green ward which elects two councillors. At the May 2023 election, James Gleeson for Labour party was elected. Bus services The bus service founded in the village in 1910 became the first service operated by the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is Preston, Lancashire, Preston, and the county town is the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster. The county has an area of and a population of 1,490,300. Preston is located near the centre of the county, which is urbanised and includes the towns of Blackburn and Burnley; the seaside resort of Blackpool lies to the west, and Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster is in the north. For Local government in England, local government purposes the county comprises a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and two Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas: Blackburn with Darwen and Borough of Blackpool, Blackpool. Lancashire County Council and the two unitary councils collaborate through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
