Horton
Parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.948, -2.218 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 85 50 |
The small rural parish of Horton sits in the district of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It occupies a patchwork of rolling pasture and lanes on the fringes of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with dry stone walls, scattered farms and open moorland giving it a peaceful, upland character.
Historically an agricultural community, Horton retains traditional stone cottages and farmsteads and a pattern of old field boundaries; the local economy is still dominated by sheep and cattle farming, supplemented by holiday lets and small rural enterprises, and it attracts walkers and cyclists seeking quiet lanes and public footpaths. Community life is typical of small parishes in the area, centred on occasional village events and relying on nearby market towns such as Clitheroe for shops and services.
Postcode districts covering Horton
Most populated places nearby
- Bradford 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Preston 23.1 miles37.3 km
- Burnley 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Blackburn 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Rochdale 23 miles37.1 km
- Halifax 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Bury 25 miles40.2 km
- Keighley 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Lancaster 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Yeadon 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Accrington 15 miles24.1 km
- Pudsey 24.4 miles39.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Newsholme Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Paythorne Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Gisburn Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Gisburn & Rimington Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Barnoldswick Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Martons Both Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Halton West Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Bank Newton Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Thornton-in-Craven Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Middop Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Rimington Parish 3.8 miles6 km
- Earby Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Horton
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Manchester Airport 41.1 miles66.1 km
- Hellifield Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Long Preston Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
Hotels near Horton Ad
- The Stirk House Hotel 3 3 miles4.8 km
- The Coach and Horses 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Coniston Hotel and Country Estate 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Trawden Arms Community Owned Pub 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Craven Arms 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
- The Lower Buck Inn 9 miles14.4 km
- The Fence Gate Lodge 5 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Harts Head 4 9 miles14.6 km
- Falcon Manor Hotel 8.4 miles13.5 km
- 1823 Spinning Block 9.1 miles14.6 km
Local points of interest
- Turf Moor Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Browsholme Hall Estate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Forest of Bowland Forest 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles21.6 km
- Crown Ground Stadium 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Pennine Chain Mountains 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 16 miles25.8 km
- Blackburn Central Library Library 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Twistleton Manor Estate 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Thornton Hall Estate 18.2 miles29.3 km