Turton Tower
Turton Tower is a grade I listed building. Find it 300 m southwest of Chapeltown. Nearby, Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum (6.3 km) heads a list of 25 within 15 km.
Museum near Chapeltown
Just outside Chapeltown
Turton Tower is 300 m southwest of Chapeltown. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Chapeltown has 11 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
From June to August, Chapeltown sees highs of 18–19°C.
Turton Tower
Articles on it exist in 4 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 300 m southwest of Chapeltown
- Official site
- turtontower.com
Getting your bearings
Numbered points are the places near Turton Tower, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Turton Tower
Among the 6, Bolton is the biggest, home to 184,077 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Chapeltown
Edgworth
Bolton
Bury
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Turton Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapeltown | 300 m northeast of it | 572 | 4 |
| Edgworth | 1.1 km northeast of it | 1,649 | 2 |
| Bolton | 1.1 km south of it | 184,077 | 13 |
| Bury | 3.4 km southeast of it | 81,115 | 13 |
| Ramsbottom | 3.9 km east of it | 17,074 | 9 |
| Darwen | 8.1 km northwest of it | 27,897 | 2 |
Other places close by
Of the 25 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum6.3 km away2
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral14 km away3
MuseumHall i' th' Wood Museum3.7 km away4
Historic houseSmithills Hall4.6 km away5Heritage railwayHeritage railwayEast Lancashire Railway8.4 km away6
Historic houseHeaton Park15 km away7
MuseumThe Bolton Steam Museum6.1 km away8
Garden · RHSRHS Garden Bridgewater15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Turton Tower
Where is Turton Tower?
Turton Tower is 300 m southwest of Chapeltown, Lancashire.
What is Turton Tower?
Grade I listed building in North Turton, Lancashire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Turton Tower?
June to August are the warmest months in Chapeltown, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Turton Tower a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Turton Tower?
Within 15 km: Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum (6.3 km), Blackburn Cathedral (14 km), Hall i' th' Wood Museum (3.7 km) and Smithills Hall (4.6 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)
- Turton Tower: Austen Redman at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackburn Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hall i' th' Wood Museum: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Smithills Hall: SG2012, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heaton Park: Pimlico Badger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bolton Steam Museum: User:Griffdsp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden Bridgewater: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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