Mawdesley Mawdesley is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, which had a population of 1,702 as per the 2011 Census. History The name Mawdesley is thought to have originated in the reign of Edward I of England, Edward I (1272–1308). Th ...

is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the

Borough of Chorley The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley, which is an unparished area. The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington, B ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

, England. It contains 18 buildings that are recorded in the

National Heritage List for England The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets. It includes details of all English listed buildings, scheduled monuments, register of historic parks and gardens, protected shipwrecks, ...

as designated

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

s. 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 Mawdesley Hall is a country manor in Hall Lane, Mawdesley, Chorley, Lancashire, England. It consists of a central hall with two cross-wings. The central hall was built in the 17th century, its lower storey being timber-framed and its uppe ...

; 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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Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mawdesley Lists of listed buildings in Lancashire Buildings and structures in the Borough of Chorley