Castercliff
You will find Castercliff, a castle, 400 m east of Nelson. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Our list has 18 more places within 15 km; first among them is Pendle Heritage Centre, at 2.6 km.
Castle near Nelson
Just outside Nelson
Castercliff is 400 m east of Nelson. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Nelson has 28 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
For warmth, aim for June to August (18–20°C highs in Nelson).
Castercliff
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 400 m east of Nelson
Map of Castercliff and nearby
On this map, Castercliff is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Castercliff
Among the 8, Burnley is the biggest, home to 78,266 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Nelson
Colne
Trawden
Barrowford
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Castercliff is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson | 400 m west of it | 33,808 | 5 |
| Colne | 600 m north of it | 18,914 | 7 |
| Trawden | 2.2 km east of it | 1,204 | 5 |
| Barrowford | 2.4 km west of it | 5,887 | 5 |
| Brierfield | 2.8 km southwest of it | 10,723 | 9 |
| Foulridge | 3.1 km north of it | 1,212 | 6 |
| Burnley | 3.3 km southwest of it | 78,266 | 10 |
| Fence | 4.4 km west of it | 1,585 | 7 |
Beyond Castercliff
The 18 places within 15 km include 7 museums and an abbey or priory.
MuseumPendle Heritage Centre2.6 km away · 100K visitors a year2
MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum14 km away3MuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall8.9 km away4
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey13 km away5
MuseumTowneley Hall8.1 km away6MuseumMuseumQueen Street Mill Textile Museum3.9 km away7
MuseumWeavers' Triangle7.7 km away8
MuseumBancroft Mill7.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Castercliff
Where is Castercliff?
Castercliff is 400 m east of Nelson, Lancashire.
What is Castercliff?
Hillfort in Lancashire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Castercliff?
June to August are the warmest months in Nelson, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Castercliff a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Castercliff?
Within 15 km: Pendle Heritage Centre (2.6 km), Bronte Parsonage Museum (14 km), Gawthorpe Hall (8.9 km) and Sawley Abbey (13 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Castercliff: Kevin Rushton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendle Heritage Centre: Peter Worrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sawley Abbey: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Towneley Hall: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weavers' Triangle: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bancroft Mill: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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