The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells and formerly the Chase of Bowland, is an area of gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland, mostly in north-east Lancashire, England, with a small part in North Yorkshire. It is a western outlier of the Pennines.
Bowland Forest Low is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, covering some 5,500 acres (22 km2) of the Forest of Bowland. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 168, falling to 160 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the hamlets of Whitewell and Cow Ark. From northwards clockwise, it borders the civil parishes of Newton, Bashall Eaves, Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley, Bowland-with-Leagram and Bowland Forest High. Before 1974, it formed part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Browsholme Hall is a privately owned Tudor house in the parish of Bowland Forest Low in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is claimed to be the oldest surviving family home in Lancashire. Since 1954, it has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.
Tockholes is a civil parish in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It contains 26 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Apart from the village of Tockholes, the parish is rural. The great majority of the listed buildings are farmhouses and associated farm buildings. Three of the other listed buildings are associated with the parish church, namely a sundial, a former school, and a lychgate, and the last is a structure over a well or spring in the grounds of the now-demolished Hollinshead Hall.
Pleasington is a civil parish in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. The parish contains 12 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, one at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Apart from the village of Pleasington, the parish is rural, and many of the listed buildings are farmhouses. The other listed buildings are the parish church, an ice house, an entrance to Woodfold Park, and three bridges.
Cliviger is a civil parish in the borough of Burnley, Lancashire, England. The parish contains 22 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Apart from small settlements, the parish is rural, and most of the listed buildings are or have been farmhouses, farm buildings, and associated structures. Also in the parish are large houses, a parish church, the base of a cross, a public house, two war memorials, and two boundary stones.
Over Wyresdale is a civil parish in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It contains 53 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
Bolton-by-Bowland is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains 44 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades; three are at Grade II*, the middle grade; and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Bolton-by-Bowland and the settlement of Holden, and surrounding countryside. Most of the listed buildings are houses and associated structure, farmhouses, and farm buildings. Also listed are crosses, cross bases, churches and associated structures, bridges, a wellhouse, a school, a public house, and stocks.
Bowland Forest High is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All of the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the village of Dunsop Bridge, and otherwise consists of farmland and moorland. The listed buildings comprise houses, a bridge, a milestone and a boundary stone.
Bowland Forest Low is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains 28 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the settlements of Whitewell and Cow Ark, and is otherwise almost completely rural. The most important building in the parish is Browsholme Hall; this and a number of associated structures are listed. Most of the other listed buildings are houses and associated structures, farmhouses, and farm buildings. The River Hodder passes along the boundary of the parish, and two bridges crossing it are listed. Also listed are a church, a folly, a former smithy, a limekiln, and a hotel.
Bowland-with-Leagram is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains twelve listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All of the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish is entirely rural. All but one of the listed buildings are farmhouses or farm buildings, the other building being a bridge.
Newton is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains 28 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Newton-in-Bowland, and is otherwise rural. The listed buildings are mainly houses with associated structures, farmhouses, and farm buildings, both in the village and in the surrounding countryside. The other listed buildings include bridges, a public house, a Friends' meeting house, and a former school.
Dalton is a civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It contains ten buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Dalton, and is otherwise rural. Most of the listed buildings are farmhouses, or houses and associated structures, the others being a church, and a landmark in the form of a beacon.
Bredbury and Romiley are towns in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The towns, together with the area of Woodley and the village of Compstall and the surrounding countryside, contain 43 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
Laughton en le Morthen is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The parish contains 27 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Laughton en le Morthen, the smaller settlements of Brookhouse, Carr, and Slade Hooton, and the surrounding countryside. Most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings. The other listed buildings include a church and its vicarage, a school, a cascade, and a telephone kiosk.
Letwell is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The parish contains 17 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Letwell and the surrounding countryside. Apart from Langold Farmhouse and associated structures, all the listed buildings are arranged along the main street of the village, and consist of houses and cottages, a farmhouse and farm buildings, a church, a meeting room, a dovecote, and a telephone kiosk.
Lower Lees Farmhouse is an historic building in the English parish of Bowland Forest Low, Lancashire. It is Grade II listed, built in 1678, and is a sandstone farmhouse with a slate roof and a pebbledashed left gable. There are two storeys and three bays, and outshuts at the rear. The windows are mullioned, those in the left bay dating from the 19th century and containing sashes. The doorway has moulded jambs, the moulding continuing to form semicircular arches on the lintel, which is also inscribed.
Cow Ark Farmhouse is an historic building in the English parish of Bowland Forest Low, Lancashire. It is Grade II listed, built around 1780, and is a sandstone house with a stone-slate roof, in two storeys and two bays. It has three-light mullioned windows, and a doorway with a plain surround.
Whitewell Hotel is an historic building in the English parish of Bowland Forest Low, Lancashire. It is Grade II listed, built in 1836, and is in sandstone with a slate roof in two storeys with attics. It consists of a cross wing at the left, and a long main range that has two gables with dormers. The windows are mullioned with chamfered surrounds. On the front is a gabled porch that has a doorway with a chamfered surround. There are ball finials on all the gables.
The Bowland Forest High milestone is an historic milestone marker in the English parish of Bowland Forest High, in the Trough of Bowland, Lancashire. A Grade II listed structure, erected in 1739, the milestone is in sandstone and has a rectangular plan and a shaped top. It is inscribed with the distances in miles, on one face to Lancaster and to Clitheroe, and on the other face to Slaidburn and to Hornby.
