Historic house · Myerscough Smithy · Lancashire

Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall is a grade I listed house. Look for it within Myerscough Smithy’s built-up area. Our list has 21 more places within 15 km; first among them is Blackburn Cathedral, at 6.5 km.

Photo: Samlesbury Hall, Andrew Mathewson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Myerscough Smithy

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Historic house in Myerscough Smithy

Inside Myerscough Smithy

Samlesbury Hall is inside Myerscough Smithy’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Myerscough Smithy has 5 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Seasons and weather

For warmth, aim for June to August (18–20°C highs 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

Samlesbury Hall

Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Myerscough Smithy’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Myerscough Smithy
Official site: samlesburyhall.co.uk

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

The map

Finding Samlesbury Hall

Orange shows Samlesbury Hall; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Among the 8, Blackburn is the biggest, home to 124,958 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Myerscough Smithy

2,409 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 3 km southeast of it

Blackburn

124,958 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km south of it

Hoghton

490 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4 km southwest of it

Coup Green

1,208 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Samlesbury Hall is	People	Places to visit
Myerscough Smithy	It’s in town	2,409	7
Blackburn	3 km southeast of it	124,958	11
Hoghton	3.6 km south of it	490	4
Coup Green	4 km southwest of it	1,208	8
Preston	4.2 km west of it	94,502	9
Gregson Lane	4.6 km southwest of it	2,073	5
Grimsargh	4.7 km northwest of it	2,594	4
Ribchester	4.9 km northeast of it	851	4

Make a day of it

More near Samlesbury Hall

Our list has 21 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and a historic house.

CathedralBlackburn Cathedral6.5 km away 2

Historic houseHoghton Tower4.1 km away 3

CathedralSyro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston8.2 km away 4

MuseumHarris Museum8.3 km away 5

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey12 km away 6

MuseumBlackburn Museum and Art Gallery6.2 km away 7

MuseumMuseum of Lancashire7.6 km away 8

MuseumRibchester Roman Museum5.3 km away

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

Visiting Samlesbury Hall

Where is Samlesbury Hall?

Samlesbury Hall is in Myerscough Smithy, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Samlesbury Hall?

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

When is the best time to visit Samlesbury Hall?

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

Is Samlesbury Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Samlesbury Hall?

Within 15 km: Blackburn Cathedral (6.5 km), Hoghton Tower (4.1 km), Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston (8.2 km) and Harris Museum (8.3 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)

Samlesbury Hall: Andrew Mathewson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hoghton Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, 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
Whalley Abbey: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery: Museumania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Lancashire: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ribchester Roman Museum: DIaNyf8q, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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