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Stonyhurst College

Stonyhurst College is a coeducational Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition. It is located on the Stonyhurst Estate near the village of Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley area of Lancashire, England, and occupies a Grade I listed building. The school has been fully co-educational since 1999. The college was founded in 1593 by Father Robert Persons SJ at St Omer, at a time when penal laws prohibited Catholic education in England.

Located at 53.8471, -2.4713 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Dinckley Brook

Dinckley Brook is a minor river of Lancashire, England. The stream rises at the confluence of several minor watercourses at Wheatley Farm close to Copster Green and flows northwards, through Cunliffe House Wood and under Dinckley Bridge (near to where it meets Park Brook). The brook continues past Brockhall, Great Wood and Bradyll, continuing past the Brockhall training base of Blackburn Rovers and through Mill Wood. Soon afterwards, Dinckley Brook falls into the River Ribble.

Located at 53.8303, -2.4675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers of Ribble Valley

Preston and Longridge Railway

The Preston and Longridge Railway (P&LR) was a branch line in Lancashire, England. Originally designed to carry quarried stone in horse-drawn wagons, it became part of an ambitious plan to link the Lancashire coast to the heart of Yorkshire. The plan failed, and the line closed to passengers in 1930 and to goods in 1967.

Located at 53.8274, -2.4846 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Closed railway lines in North West England, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Early British railway companies, Historic transport in Lancashire, Railway companies established in 1836, Railway lines opened in 1840, Railway companies disestablished in 1847, Transport in Preston, Railway lines closed in 1967, 1836 establishments in England, Horse-drawn railways

Dutton, Lancashire

Dutton is a civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in the English county of Lancashire, its principal settlement being the hamlet of Lower Dutton. The parish is northeast of Ribchester.

Located at 53.8264, -2.51498 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Civil parishes in Lancashire, Geography of Ribble Valley

Libraries and collections of Stonyhurst College

The Jesuit origins of Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, England, have enabled it to amass a large collection of books, a number of which concern recusant history, whilst artefacts from all over the world have been brought back to the school by Jesuit missionaries and alumni. The school has four main libraries: the Arundell, the Bay, the Square and the More. It also two museums: the Do Room and the Long Room.

Located at 53.847, -2.472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Stonyhurst College, Collections of museums in the United Kingdom, Libraries in Lancashire

The Old Zoo

The Old Zoo is a modern country house in Brockhall Village, Lancashire, 10km south-west of Clitheroe. It was finished in 2000 on the site of the old petting zoo of Brockhall Hospital. It was designed through a competition held by RIBA. The house was commissioned by property tycoon Gerald Hitman in 1997, and the winning design chosen out of over 120 entries was by Homa and Sima Farjadi.

Located at 53.828, -2.45462 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Ribble Valley, Houses in Lancashire, Residential buildings completed in 2000

Old St Leonard's Church, Langho

Old St Leonard's Church, Langho, is a redundant Anglican church 1 mile northwest of the village of Langho, Lancashire, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Located at 53.8182, -2.4556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Grade I listed buildings in Lancashire, Grade I listed churches, 16th-century Church of England church buildings, English Gothic architecture, Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust, Buildings and structures in Ribble Valley, Religious buildings completed in 1879

Towneley family

The Towneley or Townley family are an English recusant family whose ancestry can be traced back to Norman England. They take their name from Towneley Hall in Burnley, Lancashire, which was the family seat until its sale in 1901.

Located at 53.8263, -2.5149 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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English families, History of Lancashire, People from Burnley