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's best nearby towns can be found at Darwen, Chorley, Leyland, Nelson, Blackburn, Burnley, and Blackpool.
There are a number of villages near Tockholes including Ryal Fold, Tockholes, Brinscall, White Coppice, Heath Charnock, Higher Wheelton, and Ribchester.
There are a number of parks near Tockholes 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.
Woodlands to visit near Tockholes include Sunnyhurst Wood, Wheelton Plantation, High Bullough Wood, Back Plantation, Spen Wood, Duxbury Woods, and Longworth Clough.
Tockholes 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.
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 Tockholes.
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 Tockholes if you like ruins.
The area around Tockholes boasts some of the best historic buildings including 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 some of Tockholes best ancient sites to visit near Tockholes.
Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge are great places to visit near Tockholes if you like historic monuments.
Don't miss Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice's hiking areas if visiting the area around Tockholes.
Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick are great places to visit near Tockholes if you like hills.
Jepsons Gate Cairn is a great place to visit close to Tockholes if you like round cairns.
High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir are great places to visit near Tockholes if you like lakes.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Tockholes area like High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods.
There are a number of geological features near Tockholes including Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.
Tockholes has some unmissable gardens nearby like The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower.
Don't miss Yarrow Valley Country Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, Witton Country Park, Beacon Fell, Langroyd Country Park, and Wyre Estuary Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Tockholes.
Tockholes has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Top Lodge, Longworth Clough, Leighton Moss, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Ball Grove Park, Upper Ball Grove Lodge, and Mere Sands Wood.
Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory is a great place to visit close to Tockholes if you like historic sites.
Tockholes has some unmissable canals nearby 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.
Ribchester Roman Bath House, and Ribchester Roman Museum are some of Tockholes best roman sites to visit near Tockholes.
Museums to visit near Tockholes include Ribchester Roman Museum, The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, and Harris Museum - Art Gallery and Library Preston.
Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot are some of Tockholes best caves to visit near Tockholes.
There are a number of limestone pavements near to Tockholes including Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
SSSIs to visit near Tockholes include Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
There are a number of beaches near Tockholes including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
Places near Tockholes feature a number of interesting shopping centres including The Concourse Shopping Centre.
Cities to visit near Tockholes include Preston, and Lancaster.
Places near Tockholes feature a number of interesting castles including Clitheroe Castle.
Tockholes History
There are some historic monuments around Tockholes:
