Stonyhurst, Historic estate in Clitheroe, England.
Stonyhurst encompasses approximately 1,000 acres of countryside featuring a Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion, Jesuit boarding school, preparatory facilities, and extensive grounds bordered by the River Hodder.
The estate dates back to around 1200 AD when known as Stanihurst, passing through the Bayley and Shireburn families before Thomas Weld donated it to the Jesuits in 1794.
The grounds feature numerous religious monuments including the Lady Statue erected in 1882, Anglo-Saxon Saint Paulinus Cross, and various memorial crosses reflecting centuries of Catholic heritage and devotion.
Visitors can explore the college through guided tours during summer months, participate in walking trails including the Tolkien Trail, and attend events like the Great British Food Festival.
The estate houses one of the world's oldest continuous temperature recording observatories established in 1838, still providing climate data to the Met Office for central England today.
Location: Clitheroe
GPS coordinates: 53.84600,-2.47400
Latest update: August 4, 2025 10:12
Stonyhurst College
162 m
Longridge Fell
3.8 km
Punch Bowl Inn
1.9 km
The Old Zoo
2.4 km
Stonyhurst College, Church Of St Peter (Rc)
110 m
All Hallows Church, Great Mitton
2.6 km
Hacking Hall
2.9 km
Old St Leonard's Church, Langho
3.3 km
Mitton Hoard
2.1 km
Three Fishes Inn
2.5 km
Church of St John Evangelist
1.3 km
The Bayley Arms
946 m
Mitton Bridge
2.7 km
Mitton Hall
2.8 km
Shireburn Arms Hotel And Stable Block Adjoining At Right Angles To The East
1.2 km
Old Bridge
1.5 km
Dutton Hall
3.5 km
The Observatory 100 Metres South-East Of Pond
264 m
Milestone At Road Junction 540 Metres North East Of Higher Hodder Bridge
2.8 km
Boer War Memorial on west side of the Green
1.1 km
Bowl barrow 250m north of Hacking Boat House
2.3 km
Great Mitton Hall
2.6 km
Cross Base Approximately 170 Metres North Of Mitton Green Farmhouse, On B6243
2.4 km
New Bridge
1.5 km
Cross Of St Paulinus
1.5 km
Huntingdon Hall
2.8 km
Cross 15 metres south of chancel, Church of All Hallows
2.6 km
Guidestone, ExYW NE of Higher Hodder Bridge
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