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Hoghton Tower

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Hoghton Tower, Lancashire 6704115249
Hoghton Tower, Lancashire 6704115249

Hoghton Tower is a fortified manor house two-thirds of a mile (1 km) east of the village of Hoghton, Lancashire, England, and standing on a hilltop site on the highest point in the area. It takes its name from the de Hoghton family, its historical owners since at least the 12th century. The present house dates from about 1560–65. It was damaged during the Civil War and subsequently became derelict, but was rebuilt and extended between 1862 and 1901. The house is listed at Grade I, as is the Great Barn in its grounds, which is dated 1692. Also in the grounds are two structures listed at Grade II. The house and garden are open to the public at advertised times, and are administered by a charitable trust, the Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust.

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N 53.7329 ° E -2.5735 °
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Hoghton Tower

Long Barn Row
PR5 0SA , Hoghton
England, United Kingdom
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Hoghton Tower, Lancashire 6704115249
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Pleasington
Pleasington

Pleasington () is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It had a population of 467 in the 2001 census, reducing to 446 at the 2011 census.It is a rural village set on a hillside above the River Darwen. The village was listed in the Domesday Book as Plesigtune, a name which means "a settlement owned by Plessa's People".Pleasington railway station is on the East Lancashire Line with trains to destinations including the nearby towns of Blackburn and Preston. The Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and St John Baptist [1] in the village is known as Pleasington Priory and was built between 1816 and 1819 in a Gothic style. It is one of only two Grade I Listed buildings in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen.Pleasington Old Hall is another historic building, built in 1587, and is Grade II Listed. A nature reserve[2] near the hall was declared in 2006.Also near the village is Pleasington Playing Fields, a large outdoor sports facility with 12 football pitches opened in 1963 by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as King George's Fields. Witton Country Park is connected to the playing fields by a bridge over the River Darwen. Overlooking the area is Pleasington Cemetery, the main cemetery and crematorium for the Blackburn area. Pleasington is on the National Cycle Network Route 6, one of the main national bicycle routes in the UK, which is planned to connect Windsor to the Lake District.