English Heritage sites near Higham-with-West Close Booth Parish
WHALLEY ABBEY GATEHOUSE
5 miles from Higham-with-West Close Booth Parish
The 14th century gatehouse of the nearby Cistercian abbey, which was the second wealthiest monastery in Lancashire. The first floor of the gatehouse was probably a chapel.
GOODSHAW CHAPEL
6 miles from Higham-with-West Close Booth Parish
English Heritage's only Nonconformist place of worship, this atmospheric Baptist chapel displays a complete set of box-pews, galleries and pulpit dating from c. 1742 to 1809.
SAWLEY ABBEY
7 miles from Higham-with-West Close Booth Parish
The remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills.
WARTON OLD RECTORY
29 miles from Higham-with-West Close Booth 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.
SPOFFORTH CASTLE
36 miles from Higham-with-West Close Booth Parish
The ruined hall and chamber of a fortified manor house of the powerful Percy family, dating mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries. Its undercroft is cut into a rocky outcrop.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, STUDLEY ROYAL
36 miles from Higham-with-West Close Booth Parish
This magnificent High Victorian Anglican church was designed in the1870s by the flamboyant architect William Burges, and has been called his 'ecclesiastical masterpiece'.
Churches in Higham-with-West Close Booth Parish
St John the Evangelist
Higham Hall Road
Higham
http://www.stjohnshigham.co.uk/contact.asp
St. John's is the only Christian congregation currently meeting in Higham, so we welcome people of all Christian traditions and none, and try to develop a style which is flexible and open to the strengths that other churches bring.
Our mission statement says: "depending on the Holy Spirit, we undertake to worship God worthily and to proclaim the good news of His love shown to us in Jesus, our Saviour. We endeavour to develop spiritually and to bring more people to know Jesus.
We seek to serve both our church family and the local community. We aim to work together with our fellow Christians both at a local level and within the world-wide Christian Church.
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Pubs in Higham-with-West Close Booth Parish
Four Alls Inn
Higham Hall Road, Higham, BB12 9EZ
(01282) 778063
fourallsinn.co.uk