Tockholes is a Village in the county of Lancashire.
Tockholes is a small village with a good deall of local history. According to local tradition the old cross base in the churchyard dates to the 7th Century and the founding of the first chapel on the site. Human occupation in the area dates back to prehistoric times, represented by several nearby monuments, but the proven recorded history dates to at least medieval times.
The Church of Saint Stephen has a number of intersting carved stones on display including the ancient ‘toches’ stone that is said to give the area its name. While the nearby Killfield or Pit Field as it is now known was found to contain remains of a battle between parliament and royalist forces that took place in 1642. Records state - ‘In 1836, upwards of 40 horses’ heads, bones, cannon balls, clubs and pikes were dug-up in this field.’
On rock lane in Tockholes there is a stone water trough with a stone surround created from a Norman arch that was taken from Gerstane Hall in 1910 by the Reverand A.T. Corfield, the vicar at the time.
Tockholes postcode: BB3 0
There are great places to visit near Tockholes 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.
Tockholes has some unmissable towns nearby like Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
The area around Tockholes features a number of interesting villages including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
The area around Tockholes boasts some of the best parks including Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park.
Bold Venture Waterfall, Sunnyhurst Waterfalls, Hatch Brook Waterfall, Holts Flat Waterfall, Lead Mines Clough Waterfall, Sheep Pen Waterfall, and Old Brooks Waterfall are some of Tockholes best waterfalls to visit near Tockholes.
There are a number of woodlands near Tockholes including Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
The area around Tockholes boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.
Tockholes has some unmissable old mines nearby like 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.
The area around Tockholes features a number of interesting ruins including Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin).
Historic Buildings to visit near Tockholes include 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.
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 are great places to visit near Tockholes if you like ancient sites.
There are a number of historic monuments near Tockholes including Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Tockholes area like Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
Tockholes's best nearby hills can be found at Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
Round Cairns to visit near Tockholes include Jepsons Gate Cairn.
Lakes to visit near Tockholes include High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
Tockholes's best nearby bluebell woods can be found at High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
The area around Tockholes features a number of interesting geological features including Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.
Gardens to visit near Tockholes include The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
The area around Tockholes boasts some of the best 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.
Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood are great places to visit near Tockholes if you like nature reserves.
There are a number of historic sites near to Tockholes including Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
The area around Tockholes features a number of interesting canals 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.
Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum are great places to visit near Tockholes if you like roman sites.
Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston are some of Tockholes best museums to visit near Tockholes.
Tockholes has some unmissable caves nearby like Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot.
Limestone Pavements to visit near Tockholes include Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors are some of Tockholes best sssis to visit near Tockholes.
Tockholes has some unmissable beaches nearby like Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
Don't miss The Concourse Shopping Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Tockholes.
There are a several good cities in the Tockholes area like Preston, and Lancaster.
Don't miss Clitheroe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Tockholes.
Tockholes History
There are some historic monuments around Tockholes:
