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.
Towns to visit near Tockholes include 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.
Bold Venture Park, Sunnyhurst Wood, Astley Park, Worden Park, Cuerden Valley Country Park, and Ball Grove Park are some of Tockholes best parks to visit near Tockholes.
The area around Tockholes boasts some of the best waterfalls including 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 Tockholes features a number of interesting woodlands including 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 Tockholes including Sunnyhurst Brook, Hatch Brook, Dean Black Brook, Eller Brook, River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods, Ease Gill, and River Roddlesworth.
Old Mines to visit near Tockholes include 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.
Don't miss Old Lyons Colliery (ruin), Higher Pasture Barn (ruin), Ripping (ruin), Wheelton Plantation, Blackhurst (ruin), Heatherlea (ruin), and Shop Fold (ruin)'s ruins if visiting the area around Tockholes.
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.
Ancient Sites to visit near Tockholes include 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.
Jubilee Tower, Bevis and the Ruined Summerhouse, and Cromwell's Bridge are some of Tockholes best historic monuments to visit near Tockholes.
Tockholes has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Anglezarke, Lead Mines Clough, High Bullough Wood, Stronstrey Bank, Lister Mill Quarry, Great Hill, and White Coppice.
There are a several good hills in the Tockholes area like Standing Stones Hill, Great Hill, Healey Nab, Spitlers Edge, Will Narr, Warton Crag, and Parlick.
There are a several good round cairns in the area around Tockholes like Jepsons Gate Cairn.
Tockholes's best nearby lakes can be found at High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke Reservoir, White Coppice Mill Pond, Big Lodge Water, Top Lodge, The Blue Lagoon, and Lower Ogden Reservoir.
Don't miss High Bullough Wood, Duxbury Woods, Hill Top Wood, Warton Crag, and Roddlesworth Woods's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Tockholes.
Geological Features to visit near Tockholes include Stronstrey Bank, White Coppice Quarry, Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement, and Sykes Mine.
Don't miss The Evaders' Garden, Astley Walled Garden, and Hoghton Tower's gardens if visiting the area around Tockholes.
Country Parks to visit near Tockholes include 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 several good historic sites in the area around Tockholes like Black Coppice Mill Stone Factory.
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.
The area around Tockholes boasts some of the best roman sites including 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 Tockholes best museums to visit near Tockholes.
Dog Holes Cave, Fairy Hole, and County Pot are some of Tockholes best caves to visit near Tockholes.
The area around Tockholes's best limestone pavements can be found at Warton Crag and Grisedale Wood Limestone Pavement.
Tockholes has some unmissable sssis nearby like Warton Crag S.S.S.I, and West Pennine Moors.
The area around Tockholes features a number of interesting beaches including Blackpool, Half Moon Bay, The Shore (Bolton-le-Sands), and Hest Bank Wharf.
Shopping Centres to visit near Tockholes include The Concourse Shopping Centre.
There are a several good cities in the Tockholes area like Preston, and Lancaster.
Places near Tockholes feature a number of interesting castles including Clitheroe Castle.
Tockholes History
There are some historic monuments around Tockholes:
