English Heritage sites near Middleton Parish
WARTON OLD RECTORY
12 miles from Middleton Parish
A rare survival of a large 14th-century stone house with great hall and chambers. It served as a residence and courthouse for the wealthy and powerful rectors of Warton.
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL
16 miles from Middleton Parish
In the Lake District in Cumbria, this extensive working mill was begun in 1835 to produce the wooden bobbins vital to the Lancashire spinning and weaving industries.
SHAP ABBEY
19 miles from Middleton Parish
The impressive full-height 15th-century tower and other remains of a remote abbey of Premonstratensian 'white canons'.
AMBLESIDE ROMAN FORT
19 miles from Middleton Parish
The well-marked remains of a 2nd-century fort with large granaries, probably built under Hadrian's rule to guard the Roman road from Brougham to Ravenglass and act as a supply base.
BROUGH CASTLE
20 miles from Middleton Parish
Starkly impressive Brough Castle stands on a ridge commanding strategic Stainmore Pass, on the site of a Roman fort.
CLIFTON HALL
26 miles from Middleton Parish
This 15th-century tower, sole surviving part of the manor house of the Wybergh family, was plundered by Jacobites in 1745 before the Battle of Clifton Moor, the last battle fought on English soil.
Churches in Middleton Parish
Holy Ghost
A683
Middleton
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Pubs in Middleton Parish
Swan Inn
Middleton-in-Lonsdale, LA6 2NB
(015242) 76223
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