Riley Green is a
hamlet, part of the civil parish of
Hoghton, within the
Borough of Chorley,
Lancashire, England. It is located at the junction of the
A675 and
A6061 roads, between
Preston
Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to:
Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
,
Blackburn and
Chorley
Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...
. The hamlet consists of a small number of houses and two
pubs - the Royal Oak on the A6061, and the Boatyard on the A675 beside the
Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Most of the surrounding area is
pasture land. There is also a marina at The Boatyard, where many narrowboats are moored, and some are for hire, and there is a cruising restaurant. The original route to
Hoghton Tower starts in Riley Green, however it is now only a track as a new route was built straight up to the Tower when motorised transport came to pass. The village is on the
Blackburn Bus Company bus route from
Burnley to Preston (route 152) and near junction 3 of the
M65. Boats were formerly constructed at the Boat Yard in the village which the Boatyard pub is named after. The Boatyard was refurbished by the brewery
Thwaites in 2016 and reopened as the Grill and Grain but was destroyed by fire in 2017.
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Hamlets in Lancashire
Hoghton
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