English Heritage sites near Middleton Parish

Warton Old Rectory

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pubs in Middleton Parish

Swan Inn

Middleton-in-Lonsdale, LA6 2NB
(015242) 76223
swaninnmiddleton.co.uk/index.html

Set back from the road with large walled garden, the central bar area has a games room to the left and a dining room to the right. The Swan Inn is a 16th Century Coaching inn, Situated on the A683, between Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale. At...