Visit Rishton Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Rishton

  

Rishton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Rishton

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Rishton history

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Rishton Colliery on the Burnley Coalfield was begun by P.W. Pickup Ltd in late November 1884 and mining continued until 1941. The National Coal Board used it as a pumping station from 1955 until 1970.

Rishton culture & places

Leisure and tourism

The facilities at Cutwood Park, between Blackburn Road and the reservoir, include a football pitch and a children’s playground. The facilities are located between the reservoir and the park’s reservoir.

Churches

Rishton Christian Fellowship, Commercial Street, St Charles Borromeo RC Church, St Peter and St Paul Church (Anglican), Blackburn Road Primitive Methodist Church, and School Street United Methodist Church.

Rishton geography / climate

Rishton is situated in an area of low moorland north east of Blackburn and north west of Accrington. Its elevation above sea level varies from 250 feet (76 m) in the east, where Norden Brook flows into the River Hyndburn.

Geology

Part of the quarry contains rocks formed around 314 to 315 million years ago in the Carboniferous period. Rocks contain an imprint from where the roots of a Lepidodendron, which are known as Stigmaria. This quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and so it is protected by law.

You can visit Rishton places with Walkfo Rishton to hear history at Rishton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Rishton has 29 places to visit in our interactive Rishton 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 Rishton, 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 Rishton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Rishton & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Rishton Places Map
29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Rishton places to visit

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

Accrington power station Accrington power station was a coal and refuse fired electricity generating station located in the centre of Accrington, Lancashire. The station supplied electricity to Accrington and to Haslingden and the Altham and Clayton-le-Moors areas between 1900 and 1958.

Globe Works, Accrington The Globe Centre is made up of the remainder of The Globe Works, which created machinery and looms for the cotton industry under management of the Howard & Bullough firm. Following refurbishment contains rented offices and conference rooms.

Thorneyholme Road Thorneyholme Road is a cricket and former football ground in Accrington, England. It was the home ground of Accrington F.C. from 1878 until 1894 when they moved to Moorhead Park.

St James’ Church, Church Kirk St James’ Church was an active Anglican parish church in Accrington, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn until November 2015 when it was closed. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle Immanuel Church is an Anglican church in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. It was built 1836–1837, designed by J. and T. Stones, and has been designated a Grade II listed building. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and archdeaconry of Blackburn.

St John’s Church, Great Harwood St John’s Church was an Anglican parish church in St Hubert’s Road, Great Harwood, Lancashire. Its benefice has been united with that of St Bartholomew.

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