Where is Great House Barn?

Great House Barn is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BL6 7RZ), in the parish of Rivington.

How do I get to Great House Barn?

The nearest railway station is Adlington, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode BL6 7RZ.

Who owns Great House Barn?

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Is Great House Barn a listed building?

Great House Barn is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.

Is Great House Barn a protected site?

Yes — Great House Barn is part of the West Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

How do I get to Great House Barn?

The nearest railway station is Adlington, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BL6 7RZ.

Historic houses · North West England

Great House Barn

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Great House Barn — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Adlington · 2.8 km

Free entry
Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Great House Barn, the nearest railway station is Adlington, located 2.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BL6 7RZ. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.

Directions on Google Maps →

Great House Barn is a Grade II*-listed building in england-north-west, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.

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Official information

Great House Barn is a historic structure located within Lever Park, designed by Thomas Hayton Mawson. The barn has been altered for visitor use and is part of a larger park that features gardens, woodland, and various historical elements.

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Pennine Moors SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Great House Barn is a 16th-century barn and Listed building in Rivington, Lancashire, England. Built as a tithe barn it is believed to be one of the oldest of its type in the county and is a Grade II listed building.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Built using cruck framing of oak, the original building is of, at the latest, 16th-century construction, but is likely to be older. By the early 20th century the Rivington Hall, farm and barns were owned by Lord Leverhulme and on his instructions the architect Jonathan Simpson made further substantial alterations to the barn. Architecturally, the barn is as Leverhulme had it restored, with the cruck beams infilled with sandstone block walls and a slate roof. The Tudor-style timber-framed porch and mullion windows are 20th-century additions

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 53.6200, -2.5620
County: Lancashire
District: Chorley
Parish: Rivington
Postcode: BL6 7RZ
Parliamentary constituency: Chorley
Nearest railway station: Adlington — 2.8 km
Official site: historicengland.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q5599342 (CC0)
wikipedia: Great House Barn (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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