Visit Pilling Places

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

  

Pilling Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pilling

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Pilling history

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Pilling is an ancient settlement, founded on what was essentially an “island” with the sea on one side and marsh on the other. Some of the materials that went into the extension of the Garstang railway from Pilling to Knott End-on-Sea came from Richard Fleetwood’s first charity school.

Pilling etymology

Eilert Ekwall suggests the name is Celtic, linking it with Welsh place-name element “Pîl” This etymology suggests the settlement started as a tidal inlet used as a harbour. Ekwall suggested the geography of Pilling may be “accurately described as a pill”

Pilling geography / climate

Pilling is an extensive mossland parish covering 3,387 hectares. It is situated on the southern corner of Morecambe Bay. Bus routes link Pilling to Lancaster, Knott End and Fleetwood.

You can visit Pilling places with Walkfo Pilling to hear history at Pilling’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pilling has 8 places to visit in our interactive Pilling 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 Pilling, 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 Pilling places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pilling & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 8 audio facts unique to Pilling places in an interactive Pilling map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Pilling Places Map
8 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Pilling places to visit

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

Old St John the Baptist’s Church, Pilling Old St John the Baptist’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Pilling, Lancashire, England. It stands 100 metres (109 yd) to the south of a new church dedicated to the same name. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building.

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