Hurst Green in Lancashire by munki-boy
Hurst Green
Hurst Green is a pretty Lancashire village on the little Dean Brook and close to the rivers of Hodder and Ribble.
Hurst Green has been home since the mid-20th Century of the Shireburn Almshouses or Shireburn Cottages as they were removed from the Longridge Fell area.
There is also an interesting little graveyard at on end of the village.
Hurst Green is in Forest Of Bowland AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 8 June 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Shireburn Almshouses at Hurst Green
Hurst Green
Local History around Hurst Green
There are some historic monuments around including:
Roman signal station on Mellor MoorWhalley Cistercian abbeyBailey Hall moated site, fishponds and chantry of St John the Baptist.Bowl barrow 170m north east of Hacking Boat HouseRound cairn on Thornley Hall Fell, 430m east of Meg HallRibchester Roman fort (Bremetennacum)Bowl barrow 250m north of Hacking Boat HouseThe Old Lower Hodder BridgeEadsford (or Edisford) Bridge.
