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Stonyhurst War Memorial
Stonyhurst is a rural estate owned by the Society of Jesus near Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. It is centred on Stonyhurst College, occupying the great house, its preparatory school Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall and the parish church, St Peter's Church, Stonyhurst, St Peter's. The Estate The grounds are bounded by the River Hodder, the village of Hurst Green, Lancashire, Hurst Green and Longridge Fell. The Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty overlaps in places. The earliest deed for the estate dates back to 1200 A.D. when it was known as the "Stanihurst".A Stonyhurst Handbook for Visitors and Others, third edition, 1963 It passed through the Bayley family to their descendants, Shireburn Baronets, the Shireburns ("Sherburnes" etc), before passing into the hands of Thomas Weld (of Lulworth). Already possessing a large estate, he donated it to the Jesuits in 1794 as a new home for their College of St. Omer, school, of which he was an old boy when it was locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe, the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. It is named after the River Ribble. Much of the district lies within the Forest of Bowland, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring districts are Pendle, Burnley, Hyndburn, Blackburn with Darwen, South Ribble, Preston, Wyre, Lancaster and North Yorkshire. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of four former districts and parts of another three, which were abolished at the same time: * Blackburn Rural District (north of Arley Brook, rest went to Blackburn) * Bowland Rural District * Burnley Rural District (parishes of Read and Sabden only, rest split between Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle) * Clitheroe Municipal Borough * Clitheroe Rur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
