English Heritage sites near Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish

Whalley Abbey Gatehouse

WHALLEY ABBEY GATEHOUSE

16 miles from Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish

The 14th century gatehouse of the nearby Cistercian abbey, which was the second wealthiest monastery in Lancashire. The first floor of the gatehouse was probably a chapel.

Sawley Abbey

SAWLEY ABBEY

20 miles from Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish

The remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills.

Warton Old Rectory

WARTON OLD RECTORY

21 miles from Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish

A rare survival of a large 14th-century stone house with great hall and chambers. It served as a residence and courthouse for the wealthy and powerful rectors of Warton.

Piel Castle

PIEL CASTLE

21 miles from Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish

The impressive ruins of a 14th-century castle with a massive keep, inner and outer baileys, and towered curtain walls still standing.

Goodshaw Chapel

GOODSHAW CHAPEL

23 miles from Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish

English Heritage's only Nonconformist place of worship, this atmospheric Baptist chapel displays a complete set of box-pews, galleries and pulpit dating from c. 1742 to 1809.

Bow Bridge

BOW BRIDGE

26 miles from Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish

This narrow 15th-century stone bridge across Mill Beck carried an old packhorse route to nearby Furness Abbey.


Churches in Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish

St Peter

Pubs in Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish

Derby Arms

Carrs Green, Inskip, PR4 0TJ

Once a well known motoring inn on the edge of the village, now a free house and close to the prominent radio masts of HMS Inskip.