Visit Croston Places

Welcome to Visit Croston Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Croston

  

Croston Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Croston

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Croston history

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Croston was founded in the 7th century when St Aidan arrived at the riverside settlements. In the absence of a church, a cross was erected as a place of worship. The name is derived from the two Old English words ‘cross’ and ‘tūn’ (town/homestead/village)

Croston landmarks

Croston Hall was built by the De Trafford family and was the manor house to the village of Croston. The family employed Edward Welby Pugin to design a family chapel in the grounds of the house in 1857. It is a small building constructed of rock-faced sandstone and is in eclectic Gothic style.

You can visit Croston places with Walkfo Croston to hear history at Croston’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Croston has 15 places to visit in our interactive Croston map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Croston, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Croston places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Croston & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 15 audio facts unique to Croston places in an interactive Croston map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Croston Places Map
15 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Croston historic spots	Croston tourist destinations	Croston plaques	Croston geographic features
Walkfo Croston tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Croston

  

Best Croston places to visit

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Croston has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Croston’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Croston’s information audio spots:

St Mary’s Church, Tarleton St Mary’s Church is a redundant Anglican church on the A59 road in Tarleton, Lancashire. It is described by the Churches Conservation Trust as a “picturesque early Georgian chapel” with “a lovely unspoiled interior”

River Lostock The River Lostock is a river in Lancashire. Its source is at the confluence of Slack Brook and Whave’s Brook. Slack Brook drains an area around Brindle, having its source close to Thorpe Green. The Lostock continues along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to Lower Copthurst, where it turns westwards.

Mawdesley Hall Mawdesley Hall is a Grade II listed country manor in Chorley, Lancashire. It consists of a central hall with two cross-wings. The hall is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building.

Rufford Old Hall Rufford Old Hall is a National Trust property in Rufford, Lancashire. Built in about 1530 for Sir Robert Hesketh, only the Great Hall survives from the original structure. A brick-built wing in the Jacobean style was added in 1661, at right angles to Great Hall. The hall’s cottage, coach house and stables, about ten metres to the east, are designated Grade II.

River Yarrow (Lancashire) The River Yarrow is in Lancashire, with its source at an area called Will Narr at Hordern Stoops, along Spitlers Edge – the Chorley/Blackburn boundary – on the West Pennine Moors. The river feeds the Yarrow Reservoir, which in turn feeds the Anglezarke and Upper and Lower Rivington Reservoirs. Upon leaving the reservoirs, the river passes through an area that was formerly known as Abyssinia.

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