Historic site · Myerscough Smithy · Lancashire

Lightning XS921 (replica)

Set in Myerscough Smithy, Lightning XS921 (replica) is a historic site. Within 5 km there are 3 more places to visit. For a second stop, Blackburn Cathedral is 6.9 km away.

Where

In Myerscough Smithy

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Historic site in Myerscough Smithy

Inside Myerscough Smithy

Lightning XS921 (replica) is inside Myerscough Smithy’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The year in Myerscough Smithy

Highs of 18–20°C mark June to August in Myerscough Smithy.

Jan7° / 2°103 mm

Feb7° / 2°98 mm

Mar9° / 3°84 mm

Apr12° / 5°65 mm

May15° / 7°74 mm

Jun18° / 10°88 mm

Jul20° / 12°102 mm

Aug19° / 12°107 mm

Sep17° / 10°106 mm

Oct13° / 7°127 mm

Nov9° / 4°117 mm

Dec7° / 2°140 mm

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

About

Lightning XS921 (replica)

Historic site.

In Myerscough Smithy, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Myerscough Smithy

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

The map

Lightning XS921 (replica) and what surrounds it

The map puts Lightning XS921 (replica) in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Lightning XS921 (replica)

Home to 124,958 people, Blackburn is the largest of these 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Myerscough Smithy

2,409 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 3.6 km southeast of it

Blackburn

124,958 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.9 km northeast of it

Ribchester

851 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4 km northwest of it

Grimsargh

2,594 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lightning XS921 (replica) is	People	Places to visit
Myerscough Smithy	It’s in town	2,409	7
Blackburn	3.6 km southeast of it	124,958	11
Ribchester	3.9 km northeast of it	851	4
Grimsargh	4 km northwest of it	2,594	4
Preston	4 km west of it	94,502	9
Hoghton	4.6 km south of it	490	4
Longridge	4.7 km north of it	8,739	4
Coup Green	5 km southwest of it	1,208	8

Make a day of it

After Lightning XS921 (replica)

Our list has 22 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 historic houses.

CathedralBlackburn Cathedral6.9 km away 2

Historic houseSamlesbury Hall1.1 km away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey11 km away 4

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

MuseumHarris Museum8.7 km away 6

Historic houseHoghton Tower5.2 km away 7

MuseumBlackburn Museum and Art Gallery6.5 km away 8

MuseumRibchester Roman Museum4.3 km away

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

Visiting Lightning XS921 (replica)

Where is Lightning XS921 (replica)?

Lightning XS921 (replica) is in Myerscough Smithy, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Lightning XS921 (replica)?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Lightning XS921 (replica)?

June to August are the warmest months in Myerscough Smithy, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Lightning XS921 (replica)?

Within 15 km: Blackburn Cathedral (6.9 km), Samlesbury Hall (1.1 km), Whalley Abbey (11 km) and Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston (8.5 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 (8)

Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Samlesbury Hall: Andrew Mathewson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harris Museum: Dave Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hoghton Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery: Museumania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ribchester Roman Museum: DIaNyf8q, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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