Heskin is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It contains 17 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 is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is almost completely rural, and most of the listed buildings are, or originated as, farmhouses and farm buildings. The other listed buildings are large houses and associated structures, and a cottage.
Heskin is a small village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 883 increasing to 898 at the 2011 Census.
Lancashire is a ceremonial county in North West England. The administrative centre is Preston. The county has a population of 1,449,300 and an area of 1,189 square miles (3,080 km2). People from Lancashire are known as Lancastrians.
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England’s official list of buildings, monuments, parks and gardens, wrecks, battlefields and World Heritage Sites. It is maintained by Historic England and brings together these different designations as a single resource even though they vary in the type of legal protection afforded to each. Conservation areas do not appear on the NHLE since they are designated by the relevant local planning authority.
Grade | Criteria [1] |
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I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
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Barn, Old Heskin Hall Farm 53°38′04″N2°44′13″W / 53.63435°N 2.73693°W | — | 16th century (probable) | A cruck-framed barn on a high sandstone plinth, with cladding partly in brick and partly in corrugated asbestos sheet, and with some weatherboarding. Inside the barn are five full cruck trusses. [2] [3] | II |
Barmskin Hall Farmhouse 53°37′24″N2°43′37″W / 53.62335°N 2.72681°W | — | Late 16th or early 17th century (probable) | A former farmhouse in sandstone with a slate roof. It has two storeys and a symmetrical two-bay front. In the centre is a massive stone doorway above which is an illegible datestone. On the right side of the house is a blocked mullioned window with a hood mould. The other windows contain altered glazing. [4] | II |
Heskin Hall 53°38′07″N2°43′07″W / 53.63518°N 2.71865°W | Late 16th or early 17th century (probable) | A manor house, extended in the 19th century, in red brick with blue diapering, sandstone dressings, and a blue slate roof. It has two storeys with attics, and is in an L-shaped plan with a main range and a northeast wing at the rear. On the front are five unequal gables, three canted bay windows, and a Tudor arched doorway. At the east end is a three-storey stair turret. The northeast wing has three gabled bays. [5] [6] | I | |
Anderton's School House 53°37′40″N2°43′41″W / 53.62778°N 2.72802°W | 17th century (or earlier) | A cruck-framed rendered cottage with a thatched roof. It has two small bays and is in a single storey. On the front is a porch and three casement windows. Inside is a full cruck truss. [7] | II | |
Howe Brook House Farmhouse 53°37′55″N2°43′29″W / 53.63202°N 2.72464°W | — | 17th century (or earlier) | The farmhouse was extended in the middle of the 18th century. The earlier part is timber-framed on a high sandstone plinth, and the later part is in brick on a stone base. The roofs are in slate and in stone-slate, and the house has two storeys with attics. The earlier part has an L-shaped plan, and the newer part forms a cross-wing with two bays. [2] [8] | II* |
Barn, Howe Brook House Farm 53°37′55″N2°43′30″W / 53.63192°N 2.72496°W | — | 17th century (or earlier) | The barn is partly timber-framed on a stone plinth, partly in stone, and partly in brick, and it has a stone-slate roof. The timber-framed section is mainly weatherboarded. The barn contains opposed wagon entrances and ventilation slits. [9] | II |
Hampson's Farmhouse 53°37′39″N2°43′41″W / 53.62754°N 2.72799°W | — | 17th century | A former farmhouse in sandstone with some brick and a stone-slate roof in two storeys. The original part has two bays and a gabled porch on the front. The ground floor contains windows with large lintels, and elsewhere there are sliding sash windows. A single-bay cottage was added to the left in the 18th century, and an extension to the rear in the 19th century. Inside the house is an inglenook, a bressumer, and a timber-framed partition. [10] | II |
Craggs Farmhouse 53°37′22″N2°43′31″W / 53.62283°N 2.72514°W | — | 1662 | The farmhouse is in sandstone with a red tiled roof. It has a T-shaped plan, is in two storeys, originally with two bays, and third bay added later, and a rear wing. On the front is a single-story gabled porch with an inscribed lintel. The windows include one with mullions, and a sliding sash window. [11] | II |
Gate piers, Heskin Hall 53°38′11″N2°42′52″W / 53.63630°N 2.71437°W | — | Late 17th century (possible) | The two gate piers are at the entrance to the drive to the hall. They are in stone, square, in Renaissance style, and about 3 metres (9.8 ft) high. They have panelled pedestals and pillars, moulded cornices, fluted friezes, and egg-and-dart bands. At the top are moulded caps with pedestals for former finials, now missing. [12] | II |
Martin House Farmhouse 53°37′10″N2°42′43″W / 53.61951°N 2.71206°W | — | Late 17th century | A sandstone farmhouse with a stone-slate roof, a continuous outshut at the rear, and a granary wing at the left. The main part has two bays, with two storeys at the front and one at the back. On the front is a porch and a Tudor arched doorway. Some of the windows are mullioned, and others are sliding sashes. The granary wing has one bay, two storeys, and an external staircase leading to a loft door. In the house are an inglenook, a bressumer and timber-framed walls with wattle and daub infill. [13] | II |
Stanley Wives Farmhouse 53°37′44″N2°42′30″W / 53.62883°N 2.70820°W | — | Late 17th century (probable) | The former farmhouse is mainly cruck-framed on a sandstone plinth with brick cladding and is in 1 1⁄2 storeys. It has three bays, the third bay having been rebuilt in brick as a cross-wing with two storeys. The roof is in stone-slate. In the left gable wall is an exposed cruck truss with a tie-beam. Inside the original part are more remains of the cruck structure. [14] | II |
Barn, Swift's Farm 53°37′23″N2°43′57″W / 53.62309°N 2.73259°W | — | 1698 | A sandstone barn with an asbestos sheet roof, it has five bays and an aisle. The barn contains opposed wagon entrances, doorways, a first-floor loading door, ventilation slits, windows, and an external flight of steps to a loft door. [15] | II |
Barn, Hampson's Farm 53°37′38″N2°43′41″W / 53.62734°N 2.72801°W | — | Late 17th or early 18th century (probable) | A farm building, later extended, in sandstone with a sheeted roof, and two outshuts at the rear. The barn contains a wagon entrance, various doorways, a round pitching hole, and ventilation slits. [16] | II |
Swift's Farmhouse 53°37′23″N2°43′56″W / 53.62297°N 2.73230°W | — | 1739 | A brick farmhouse with a slate roof, in two storeys with attics, and with a symmetrical two-bay front. On the front is a central doorway and four sash windows. Above the doorway is a blind window over which is a datestone. Elsewhere are altered windows, and at the rear is a single-storey service wing. [17] | II |
Pyebrook Hall 53°37′43″N2°42′55″W / 53.62859°N 2.71535°W | — | 1822 | A sandstone house with a pyramidal slate roof, with two storeys in symmetrical Classical style. It has a rectangular plan, with a service wing at the rear. On the front is a Tuscan porch with four columns, a cornice, and a plain parapet. The doorway is round-headed with a keystone and a fanlight. The windows are sashes. There is a modern porch on the right side. [18] | II |
Barn, Pyebrook Hall 53°37′42″N2°42′56″W / 53.62842°N 2.71566°W | — | Early 19th century (probable) | The barn is in sandstone with a slate roof, and has a symmetrical rectangular three-bay plan. In the centre is an elliptical-headed wagon entrance with a keystone and a curved canopy. Elsewhere there are doorways, two pitching holes, two owl holes, and ventilation slits. [19] | II |
Heskin Old Hall Farmhouse 53°38′03″N2°44′15″W / 53.63417°N 2.73759°W | — | Early 19th century | A sandstone farmhouse with a roof partly slated and partly tiled. It is symmetrical with a square plan and is in two storeys. There is a central round-headed doorway with imposts and a keystone, behind which is a recessed porch. The windows are sashes, some of which are horizontally-sliding. [20] | II |
Adlington is a civil parish in Lancashire, England. It contains twelve buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are designated at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the small town of Adlington, which is surrounded by countryside. The listed buildings in the town consist of a row of three cottages, an active church, a redundant church, and a former school and master's house. Outside the town, the listed buildings are mainly houses, farmhouses, and farm buildings. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs through the parish, and two bridges crossing it and an aqueduct carrying it over a river are listed.
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Mawdesley is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It contains 18 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 is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The major building in the parish is Mawdesley Hall; this and two associated structure are listed. The parish contains the village of Mawdesley, but is otherwise mainly rural. Most of the listed buildings are, or originated as, farmhouses or farm buildings. The other listed buildings include other houses, cottages, a bridge, and two churches.
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Caton-with-Littledale is a civil parish in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It contains 53 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 parish contains the villages and smaller settlements of Caton, Brookhouse, Littledale, Caton Green, and Crossgill. It is otherwise rural, with a number of isolated farms. Many of the listed buildings are houses and associated structures in the settlements and in the surrounding countryside. The other listed buildings include a church, disused chapels, a cross base, bridges, two former mills, and two milestones.
Cockerham is a civil parish in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It contains 19 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. Apart from the village of Cockerham, the parish is rural, and most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages, farmhouses and farm buildings. The other listed buildings include a church, the base of a sundial, boundary stones, and a bridge.
Roughlee Booth is a civil parish in Pendle, Lancashire, England. It contains nine 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". Apart from the village of Roughlee, the parish is entirely rural. All the listed buildings are houses, farmhouses, and farm buildings.
Trawden Forest is a civil parish in Pendle, Lancashire, England. It contains 39 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, six are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Trawden and the hamlets of Cottontree, Winewall, and Wycoller, and is otherwise completely rural. Most of the listed buildings are houses and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings. Six bridges are listed, two clapper bridges, a packhorse bridge, two medieval or post-medieval bridges, and a 19th-century road bridge. The other listed buildings include a group of medieval stones, the ruins of a former large house, and a public house.
Downham is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains 43 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Downham and surrounding countryside. Most of the listed buildings are in the village, and include Downham Hall and associated structures, houses and cottages, a church, a public house, a school, milestones, a bridge, and a set of stocks. Outside the village the listed buildings are farmhouses and farm buildings.
Great Mitton is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains 17 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 village of Great Mitton and is otherwise completely rural. It is bounded by the Rivers Hodder and Ribble, and bridges crossing them are listed. The other listed buildings include houses, farmhouses, a barn, a church with associated strictures, public houses, a cross base, and a milestone.
Pendleton is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains 18 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 Pendleton, and is otherwise rural. All the listed buildings are houses and associated structures, or farmhouses and farm buildings, either in the village, or in the surrounding area.
Simonstone is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains 22 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 Simonstone and surrounding countryside. The listed buildings are almost all houses and associated structures, or farmhouses and farm buildings, the others being a milestone and a former toll house.
Samlesbury is a civil parish in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England. It contains 22 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is mainly rural, and many of its listed buildings are houses, farmhouses and farm buildings. The most important buildings are Samlesbury Hall and the parish church, both of which are listed at Grade I. The other listed buildings include structures associated with the church, a school, a bridge, a church built in the 19th century, and a lodge to the hall.
Wrightington is a civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It contains 35 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, four are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is mainly rural, and contains the village of Appley Bridge and the community of Wrightington Bar. A high proportion of the listed buildings in the parish are houses or cottages and associated structures, or farmhouses and farm buildings. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs though the parish and two of its locks are listed. The other listed buildings include churches, a school, a bridge, and a milestone.
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