Whittington is a small village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
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 ...
, England. It is in the Upper Lune Valley ward of
Lancaster City Council and the Lancaster Rural East division of
Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashire is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes Blackburn with Dar ...
.
Whittington forms part of a cluster of sites along the Lune
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
, each with evidence of a
motte
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or Bailey (castle), bailey, surrounded by a protective Rampart (fortificati ...
– as with
Melling and
Arkholme. This is the densest distribution of Norman castles outside the Welsh border countryside.
St Michael's Church dates from the 13th century.
is a large estate surrounding a grand hall with many outbuildings. It was rebuilt in 1840, by
Thomas Greene, M.P. for Lancaster.
See also
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Listed buildings in Whittington, Lancashire.
References
External links
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Castles in the Lune ValleyWhittington Village website
Civil parishes in Lancashire
Geography of the City of Lancaster
Villages in Lancashire
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