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Whalley, Lancashire history
Portfield Hillfort also known as Planes Wood Camp is thought to date from late Bronze Age or Iron Age. It is located on a slight promontory overlooking the valley of the River Calder southeast of the town.
Flooding
Whalley was severely affected by flooding in December 2015. Hundreds of homes were damaged and many residents required rescue as flood water from the nearby River Calder engulfed their homes. The restoration of many homes damaged by the flood remains in progress.
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Whalley Viaduct
Known locally as “Whalley Arches”, Whalley Viaduct is a 48-span railway bridge crossing the River Calder. It is a red brick arch structure and the longest and largest railway viaduct in Lancashire. It carries the railway, now known as the Ribble Valley Line, 21.3m over the river for 620m.
Whalley Abbey
Whalley Abbey is a 14th-century Cistercian abbey on the banks of the Calder. The monks described the site of their abbey beneath the river as a ‘bless place’
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The parish church of St Mary and All Saints dates to 628 in the period when St. Paulinus was said to have preached at Whalley. A Roman Catholic church, The English Martyrs, lies near the Abbey. Until the 1980s there was a girls’ boarding school called Whiteacre.
Calder’s waterfall and isles
The River Calder has a man made weir section which supposedly allowed the monks of Whalley Abbey to collect water easily. It has been suggested that was one of the main reasons for the abbey being built where it was. The mill has now been transformed into flats, but you can still see the remains of the wheel through an opening at the back of the building.
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● Langho ● St Bartholomew’s Church, Great Harwood ● Sabden Brook ● Martholme Viaduct ● Martholme ● Pendleton, Lancashire ● Barrow, Lancashire ● Wiswell ● Pendleton Brook ● Billington and Langho ● Billington, Lancashire ● New St Leonard’s Church, Langho ● Whalley Abbey ● Northcote (hotel) ● Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley ● York, Lancashire ● Calderstones Hospital ● Whalley, Lancashire ● Old St Leonard’s Church, Langho ● Hacking Hall ● Brockhall Village ● Portfield Hillfort ● River Hodder ● Time and Tide Bell ● The Old Zoo ● Read Hall and Park ● Read, Lancashire ● Little Mitton ● All Hallows Church, Great Mitton ● River Calder, Lancashire
● Mitton Hoard ● Great Britain ● Great Mitton
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