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Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower is a grade I listed house in Hoghton, Lancashire. Nearby, Blackburn Cathedral (6.3 km) heads a list of 21 within 15 km. Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Photo: Hoghton Tower, Poliphilo (CC0)

Where

1.1 km

east of Hoghton

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Historic house near Hoghton

Just outside Hoghton

Hoghton Tower is 1.1 km east of Hoghton. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

In Hoghton the warm season is June to August, with highs of 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 2°103 mm

Feb7° / 2°91 mm

Mar9° / 3°76 mm

Apr12° / 5°64 mm

May15° / 7°68 mm

Jun18° / 10°87 mm

Jul19° / 12°98 mm

Aug19° / 12°104 mm

Sep17° / 10°99 mm

Oct13° / 7°122 mm

Nov10° / 4°118 mm

Dec7° / 2°140 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hoghton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hoghton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hoghton’s full climate →

About

Hoghton Tower

Grade I listed house in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

1.1 km east of Hoghton.

Hoghton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 1.1 km east of Hoghton
Official site: hoghtontower.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Finding Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Hoghton Tower

Among the 8, Blackburn is the biggest, home to 124,958 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 1.1 km west of it

Hoghton

490 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km east of it

Blackburn

124,958 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km west of it

Gregson Lane

2,073 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km west of it

Coup Green

1,208 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hoghton Tower is	People	Places to visit
Hoghton	1.1 km west of it	490	4
Blackburn	2.2 km east of it	124,958	11
Gregson Lane	2.4 km west of it	2,073	5
Coup Green	2.7 km west of it	1,208	8
Higher Wheelton	3.5 km south of it	246	2
Withnell	3.7 km south of it	853	1
Bamber Bridge	3.9 km west of it	40,359	10
Myerscough Smithy	4 km northeast of it	2,409	7

Make a day of it

What else is near Hoghton Tower

Around it, within 15 km, lie 21 more, including 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and a historic house.

CathedralBlackburn Cathedral6.3 km away 2

Historic houseSamlesbury Hall4.1 km away 3

MuseumHarris Museum8.7 km away 4

CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston8.8 km away 5

MuseumBlackburn Museum and Art Gallery6.2 km away 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey14 km away 7

MuseumAstley Hall9.4 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of Lancashire8.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Hoghton Tower

Where is Hoghton Tower?

Hoghton Tower is 1.1 km east of Hoghton, Lancashire.

What is Hoghton Tower?

Grade I listed house in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Hoghton Tower?

June to August are the warmest months in Hoghton, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Hoghton Tower a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Hoghton Tower?

Within 15 km: Blackburn Cathedral (6.3 km), Samlesbury Hall (4.1 km), Harris Museum (8.7 km) and Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston (8.8 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 (9)

Hoghton Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Samlesbury Hall: Andrew Mathewson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery: Museumania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Astley Hall: Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Lancashire: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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