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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Whittle-le-Woods

  

Whittle-le-Woods Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Whittle-le-Woods

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Whittle-le-Woods history

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Whittle Hill Quarry is one of the deepest quarries in North West England. Quarry was fed by the canal which took stone that had been excavated to Walton Summit and Wigan.

Lancaster Canal Southern End

Walton Summit Branch was supposed to be part of the Lancaster Canal between Kendal and Westhoughton, near Wigan. Originally, the canal passed through the Whittle Hills, east of the village itself, via a long tunnel. The tunnel collapsed in the 1830s and was later split into two tunnels, East and West.

Whittle-le-Woods etymology

The village’s name is attested from c. 1160 as Witul, deriving from the Old English hwit + hyll, meaning “white hill” The affix “le-Woods” is a later addition, meaning “in the woodland”

You can visit Whittle-le-Woods places with Walkfo Whittle-le-Woods to hear history at Whittle-le-Woods’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Whittle-le-Woods has 37 places to visit in our interactive Whittle-le-Woods 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 Whittle-le-Woods, 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 Whittle-le-Woods places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Whittle-le-Woods & the surrounding areas.

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37 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Whittle-le-Woods places to visit

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

Buckshaw Hall Buckshaw Hall is a grade II* listed 17th-century country house in Buckshaw Village, Euxton, some 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Chorley, England.

Euxton Parish Church Euxton Parish Church is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Blackburn. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Buckshaw Village Buckshaw Village is one of the largest urban development sites in the North West of England with a population of about 4,000. The new development is taking place on the former site of the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Chorley, which was requisitioned by the War Office in the 1930s.

Pestalozzi International Village Pestalozzi International Foundation is an educational charitable organisation based in East Sussex, England. The foundation is based in the East Sussex borough of East Sussex.

Chorley and South Ribble Hospital The hospital is situated on Euxton lane in Chorley close to junction 8 of the M61. It is managed by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Cuerden Hall Cuerden Hall was formerly a family home between 1717 and 1906. The Hall was used by the Army until the 1960s. It was sold to Manchester business man Colin Shenton in 2020 who is restoring it to its original purpose.

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