English Heritage sites near Whinfell Parish

Shap Abbey

SHAP ABBEY

10 miles from Whinfell Parish

The impressive full-height 15th-century tower and other remains of a remote abbey of Premonstratensian 'white canons'.

Ambleside Roman Fort

AMBLESIDE ROMAN FORT

12 miles from Whinfell Parish

The well-marked remains of a 2nd-century fort with large granaries, probably built under Hadrian's rule to guard the Roman road from Brougham to Ravenglass and act as a supply base.

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL

14 miles from Whinfell Parish

In the Lake District in Cumbria, this extensive working mill was begun in 1835 to produce the wooden bobbins vital to the Lancashire spinning and weaving industries.

Brough Castle

BROUGH CASTLE

17 miles from Whinfell Parish

Starkly impressive Brough Castle stands on a ridge commanding strategic Stainmore Pass, on the site of a Roman fort.

Clifton Hall

CLIFTON HALL

17 miles from Whinfell Parish

This 15th-century tower, sole surviving part of the manor house of the Wybergh family, was plundered by Jacobites in 1745 before the Battle of Clifton Moor, the last battle fought on English soil.

Warton Old Rectory

WARTON OLD RECTORY

17 miles from Whinfell Parish

A rare survival of a large 14th-century stone house with great hall and chambers. It served as a residence and courthouse for the wealthy and powerful rectors of Warton.


No churches found in Whinfell Parish


No churches found in Whinfell Parish