English Heritage sites near Lupton Parish

Warton Old Rectory

WARTON OLD RECTORY

7 miles from Lupton Parish

A rare survival of a large 14th-century stone house with great hall and chambers. It served as a residence and courthouse for the wealthy and powerful rectors of Warton.

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL

13 miles from Lupton Parish

In the Lake District in Cumbria, this extensive working mill was begun in 1835 to produce the wooden bobbins vital to the Lancashire spinning and weaving industries.

Ambleside Roman Fort

AMBLESIDE ROMAN FORT

18 miles from Lupton Parish

The well-marked remains of a 2nd-century fort with large granaries, probably built under Hadrian's rule to guard the Roman road from Brougham to Ravenglass and act as a supply base.

Shap Abbey

SHAP ABBEY

21 miles from Lupton Parish

The impressive full-height 15th-century tower and other remains of a remote abbey of Premonstratensian 'white canons'.

Bow Bridge

BOW BRIDGE

22 miles from Lupton Parish

This narrow 15th-century stone bridge across Mill Beck carried an old packhorse route to nearby Furness Abbey.

Furness Abbey

FURNESS ABBEY

23 miles from Lupton Parish

The remains of an abbey founded by Stephen, later King of England, including much of the east end and west tower of the church, ornately decorated chapter house and cloister buildings.


Churches in Lupton Parish

All Saints

Lupton

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Pubs in Lupton Parish

Plough Inn

Lupton, LA6 1PJ
(015395) 67700
theploughatlupton.co.uk/

Refurbished roadside inn, with play area in garden, meals served all day at weekends.