Bamber Bridge is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
Bamber Bridge is a small town in the North West of England. It has a population of around 12,000 people and is situated just outside Preston.
The name Bamber Bridge comes from an old crossing over the River Ribble that was first recorded as Bambrigge in 1135. This bridge crossed one of the main trading routes between Scotland and England so it became very important for trade even though it was originally built to aid travellers on their way to St Leonard’s Chapel at Witherslack near Penwortham The first record of its use as a toll road dates back to 1392 when King Richard II granted permission for the keeper (probably the Abbot).
Bamber Bridge postcode: PR5 6SE
There are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge 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.
The area around Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best towns including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
Bamber Bridge's best nearby villages can be found at Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
Don't miss Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park's parks if visiting the area around Bamber Bridge.
Bamber Bridge's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.
The area around Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best woodlands including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
Bamber Bridge has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.
The area around Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best old mines including 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.
Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin) are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge if you like ruins.
Bamber Bridge has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Church of Saint Stephen at Tockholes, Astley Hall, Chorley Lodge, Belmont Paper Mills (Derelict), Blacko Tower, The Wishing Well at Hollinshead Hall, and Hoghton Tower.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting 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.
Bamber Bridge has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting hiking areas including Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick are some of Bamber Bridge best hills to visit near Bamber Bridge.
Bamber Bridge is near some unmissable round cairns like Jepsons Gate Cairn,
Bamber Bridge has some unmissable lakes nearby like High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods are great places to visit near Bamber Bridge if you like bluebell woods.
Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine are some of Bamber Bridge best geological features to visit near Bamber Bridge.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting gardens including The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting country parks including Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting nature reserves including Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
There are a several good historic sites in the area around Bamber Bridge like Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
There are a several good canals in the Bamber Bridge area like 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.
The area around Bamber Bridge features a number of interesting roman sites including Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.
Bamber Bridge's best nearby museums can be found at Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
Bamber Bridge has some unmissable caves nearby like Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Bamber Bridge is near some unmissable limestone pavements like Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement,
Bamber Bridge has some unmissable sssis nearby like Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
Bamber Bridge has some unmissable beaches nearby like Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
The Concourse Shopping Centre is a great place to visit close to Bamber Bridge if you like shopping centres.
The area around Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best cities including Preston, and Lancaster.
The area close to Bamber Bridge boasts some of the best castles including Clitheroe Castle.
Bamber Bridge History
There are some historic monuments around Bamber Bridge:
