Visit Parbold Places

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

  

Parbold Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Parbold

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Parbold history

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The earliest known reference to Parbold is in the late 12th century, where grants of land were made to nearby Burscough Priory (pronounced Bursk-owe) After the Norman conquest, Parbold was part of the Barony of Manchester. During the 18th and 19th centuries, a number of coal mines worked nearby, rather meagre, seams; hard sandstone was also quarried.

You can visit Parbold places with Walkfo Parbold to hear history at Parbold’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Parbold has 17 places to visit in our interactive Parbold 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 Parbold, 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 Parbold places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Parbold & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 17 audio facts unique to Parbold places in an interactive Parbold map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Parbold Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Parbold places to visit

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

River Tawd The River Tawd flows through Skelmersdale and Lathom in West Lancashire. It is a tributary of the River Douglas which it joins in Lathom. Parts of the river are a county biological heritage site.

Lathom House Lathom House was a large country house in the parish of Lathom in Lancashire. Built between 1725 and 1740, the main block was demolished in 1925.

Wrightington Hospital Wrightington Hospital is a health facility in Wrightington, Lancashire. It is managed by the Wrightington and Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

Mawdesley Mawdesley is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It had a population of 1,702 at the 2011 Census.

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