Little Marsden

Little Marsden is a Area in the county of Lancashire.

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There are great places to visit near Little Marsden 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 Little Marsden features a number of interesting towns including Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.

There are a several good villages in the Little Marsden area like Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.

There are a number of parks near Little Marsden including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.

There are a number of waterfalls near Little Marsden including Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall.

Little Marsden's best nearby woodlands can be found at Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.

There are a number of rivers and streams near Little Marsden including Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.

Don't miss 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's old mines if visiting the area around Little Marsden.

There are a several good ruins in the Little Marsden area like Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).

There are a several good historic buildings in the Little Marsden area 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 Little Marsden boasts some of the best 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.

There are a number of historic monuments near Little Marsden including Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.

The area around Little Marsden boasts some of the best hiking areas including Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.

Hills to visit near Little Marsden include Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.

Little Marsden is near some unmissable round cairns like Jepsons Gate Cairn,

Little Marsden 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.

Little Marsden has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.

Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, Sykes Mine, and The Great Stone of Fourstones are great places to visit near Little Marsden if you like geological features.

The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower are great places to visit near Little Marsden if you like gardens.

Country Parks to visit near Little Marsden include Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park.

Little Marsden's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.

The area close to Little Marsden boasts some of the best historic sites including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.

There are a number of canals near Little Marsden including 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.

There are a several good roman sites in the Little Marsden area like Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum.

Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston are some of Little Marsden best museums to visit near Little Marsden.

Don't miss Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot's caves if visiting the area around Little Marsden.

Places near Little Marsden feature a number of interesting limestone pavements including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.

There are a number of sssis near Little Marsden including Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.

The area around Little Marsden boasts some of the best beaches including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.

Places near Little Marsden feature a number of interesting shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.

Little Marsden's best nearby cities can be found at Preston, and Lancaster.

Clitheroe Castle is one of Little Marsden's best, nearby castles to visit in Little Marsden.

Little Marsden History

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