Visit Tarleton Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Tarleton

  

Tarleton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Tarleton

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Tarleton history

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Tarleton is derived from the Old Norse name Tharaldr, a personal name and the Old English tun, a farmstead or enclosure. The township was recorded as Tharilton in 1246 and subsequently Tarleton. The manor of Tarleton was part of the Montbegon or Hornby fee and divided into two moieties.

Tarleton landmarks

Bank Bridge is Grade II listed and carries the A59 road over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and River Douglas. Holmeswood Hall, dated 1568, was built as a hunting or fishing lodge by the Heskeths of Rufford, and is a grade II listed farmhouse.

Tarleton geography / climate

Tarleton lies 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-east of Ormskirk, covering 5,377 acres (2,176 ha) acres of flat land which was originally boggy towards the west. The River Douglas passes to the east and was made navigable in 1727.

You can visit Tarleton places with Walkfo Tarleton to hear history at Tarleton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Tarleton has 18 places to visit in our interactive Tarleton 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 Tarleton, 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 Tarleton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Tarleton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Tarleton places in an interactive Tarleton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Tarleton Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Tarleton places to visit

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

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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