Visit Stubbins Places

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

  

Stubbins Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stubbins

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Stubbins history

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Stubbins began as a calico printworks in the 18th century. The other main employers were the Porritt family and the Ramsbottom Spinning and Manufacturing Co. Co., a co-operative of working men, whose 1861 factory was christened Union Mill.

Stubbins etymology

Stubbing 1563. Old English meaning ‘a place with tree stumps’, implying a place from which many trees have been cleared. Stubbing is a place where many trees were cleared from the ground.

You can visit Stubbins places with Walkfo Stubbins to hear history at Stubbins’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stubbins has 22 places to visit in our interactive Stubbins 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 Stubbins, 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 Stubbins places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stubbins & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Stubbins places in an interactive Stubbins map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Stubbins Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Stubbins places to visit

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

River Ogden The River Ogden is a minor river in Lancashire. It is approximately 4.4 miles (7.1 km) long and has a catchment area of 9.77 square miles (25.298 km)

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum Higher Mill was built in 1796 for William Turner, and Whitaker’s Mill in 1820s. The mills are said to be the most original and best-preserved examples of cotton spinning and woollen fulling left in the country that are still operational.

Musbury Tor Musbury Tor or Tor Hill is a flat-topped hill in south-east Lancashire. It overlooks the village of Helmshore and separates Alden Valley to its south. Mainly consisting of farmland and pastures, its summit is 340.1 metres (1,116 ft) above sea level.

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Visit Stubbins plaques