Stately homes · North West England
Turton Tower
Turton Tower — Grade I listed building in North Turton, Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bromley Cross · 2.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Turton Tower is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Owned by Blackburn with Darwen. Address: BL7 0HG. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed building in North Turton, Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.6328°, -2.4089°.
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Heritage listing
Turton Tower is a manor house in Chapeltown in North Turton, Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is a scheduled ancient monument and a Grade I listed building. It was built in the late Middle Ages as a two-storey stone pele tower which was altered and enlarged mainly in late 16th century. It is built on high ground 600 feet above sea level about four miles north of Bolton. William Camden described it as being built "amongst precipices and wastes." A north wing and additions were made during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and alterations were made during the early years of Queen Victoria.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Turton Tower is a manor house in Chapeltown in North Turton, Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is a scheduled ancient monument and a Grade I listed building. It was built in the late Middle Ages as a two-storey stone pele tower which was altered and enlarged mainly in late 16th century. It is built on high ground 600 feet above sea level about four miles north of Bolton. William Camden described it as being built "amongst precipices and wastes." A north wing and additions were made during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and alterations were made during the early years of Queen Victoria.
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Background
Architecture
The oldest part of the building, which was probably built in the early 15th century, is the stone pele tower which measures 45 ft in length from north to south and is 28 ft in width. It is about 35 ft in height with walls 4 ft thick. In the northwest corner of the tower, the shaft of a garderobe projects from the main structure. The tower had three low storeys as evidenced by the blocked window openings. Its walls are rough with large corner quoins. The entrance and entrance hall belonged to the rebuilding of 1596 when vast changes were made, and the tower raised to its present height. The new upper storey was built in ashlar stone separated from the old rubble walling by a moulded string…
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- Coordinates
- 53.6328, -2.4089
- District
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Parish
- North Turton
- Postcode
- BL7 0HG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Nearest railway station
- Bromley Cross — 2.1 km
- Opening
- Mar-Oct We-Su 11:00-16:00
- Official site
- turtontower.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7856488 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Turton Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Turton Tower.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Turton Tower?
- Turton Tower is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BL7 0HG), in the parish of North Turton.
- Who owns Turton Tower?
- Turton Tower is owned by Blackburn with Darwen.
- Is Turton Tower a listed building?
- Turton Tower is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Turton Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Turton Tower is part of the West Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Turton Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Bromley Cross, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BL7 0HG.