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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Salesbury

  

Salesbury Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Salesbury

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Salesbury history

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Salesbury is first recorded as a chapelry in the ancient parish of Blackburn. The Old English name of the village is ‘Salebyry’, dating from 1246 AD. Sale Wheel is the name of a pool in the River Ribble where the river winds, contracts and foams over huge rocks and boulders.

You can visit Salesbury places with Walkfo Salesbury to hear history at Salesbury’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Salesbury has 27 places to visit in our interactive Salesbury 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 Salesbury, 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 Salesbury places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Salesbury & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 27 audio facts unique to Salesbury places in an interactive Salesbury map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Salesbury Places Map
27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Salesbury tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Salesbury

  

Best Salesbury places to visit

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

Stydd Brook Stydd Brook rises on Gannow Fell, south west of the Forest of Bowland. The river flows southward, meeting the River Ribble at Ribchester.

St Wilfrid’s Church, Ribchester St Wilfrid’s Church is an Anglican church in the village of Ribchester in Lancashire. It is situated close to the site of a Roman fort and is a Grade I listed building.

St Saviour’s Church, Stydd St Saviour’s Church is an Anglican chapel in Stydd, a hamlet near Ribchester in Lancashire. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.

New St Leonard’s Church, Langho New St Leonard’s Church is in Whalley New Road, between the villages of Langho and Billington in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Blackburn and the diocese of Blackburn.

Old St Leonard’s Church, Langho Old St Leonard’s Church is a redundant Anglican church 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the village of Langho, Lancashire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

Dinckley Brook Dinckley Brook is a minor river of Lancashire. The stream rises at the confluence of several minor watercourses at Wheatley Farm close to Copster Green. It flows northwards, through Cunliffe House Wood and through Mill Wood. It continues past Brockhall, Great Wood and Bradyll.

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