Manor House, Gisburn Forest

Manor House is a historic building in Gisburn Forest, Lancashire, England. It was built in the early 18th century, but contains a section that is believed to date to the 13th century. It has been designated a Grade II listed building by Historic England. It is a sandstone house with projecting quoins and a slate roof. It has two storeys with an attic, and a symmetrical three-bay front. The windows are sashes with plain surrounds. The doorway has attached Tuscan columns, an open pediment, and a semicircular head with a fanlight. In 1822, the "Manor of Gisburn Forest properly belongs to the lord of the Percy Fee," but the abbot and convent of Sallay owned the wood and herbage. It came into the ownership of Thomas Browne, of Burton-upon-Trent around that time.

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Wigglesworth

Wigglesworth is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 379. It is on the road between Long Preston to the east and Slaidburn to the west. The small village of Rathmell lies 2 miles (3 km) to the north. It is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Settle. Despite the small size of the village, it has a public house called the Plough Inn. Wigglesworth consists of a few small scattered houses and farmsteads. A former Wesleyan chapel stands on the B6478 road in the western part of the settlement. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The name Wigglesworth derives from the Old English Wincelsworð meaning 'Wincel's enclosure'.

Paythorne

Paythorne is a small village and civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is situated alongside the River Ribble, north-east of Clitheroe, and on the boundary with North Yorkshire. Other parishes adjacent to Paythorne are Halton West, Nappa (both in North Yorkshire), Newsholme, Horton, Gisburn, Sawley, Bolton-by-Bowland and Gisburn Forest (all in Lancashire). The nearest town is Barnoldswick, situated 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south-east of the village. Paythorne is on the edge of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, although only a small area in the west of the parish is within the area's boundary. The Ribble Way long-distance walk passes through the village. Paythorne is a small village, with not many facilities although it has a pub (the Buck Inn) and a Methodist chapel. A mobile post office serves Gisburn; the nearest permanent Post Office is at Hellifield, 5 miles away. The area surrounding the village consists of several farms, and moorland including Paythorne Moor north of the village. The meaning of the place name is uncertain, however suggestions have included "a thorn bush beside a pathway" and "a peacock shaped thorn bush". The manors of Paythorne and Ellenthorpe were part of the Percy Fee which was listed under Craven in the Domesday Book. In the 1140s, William de Percy II, feudal baron of Topcliffe, granted Ellenthorpe, in the southwest of the civil parish, to the Cistercian monks who founded Sawley Abbey. The monks developed a grange here. Historically, Paythorne was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and before it became a parish, it was a township in the parish of Gisburn. In the 2001 census, Paythorne had a population of 95, however in 2011 the parish was grouped with Newsholme and Horton (2001 pop. 50 and 76), giving a total of 253. From the 2011 Census population details had been included in Newsholme parish. For local government, Paythorne is part of the ward of Gisburn, Rimington in the borough of Ribble Valley. The Pennine Bridleway National Trail and Ribble Way pass through the parish, crossing the Ribble on the Paythorne Bridge.

Cow Bridge

Cow Bridge is a historic bridge in Long Preston, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The bridge crosses the River Ribble, carrying the B6478 road and the Pennine Bridleway. A bridge on the site was first recorded in 1639, when it was reported as being ruinous, and it was again reported as being in poor condition in 1752. The current bridge is probably late 18th century, while the parapet was rebuilt in the 19th century. It was grade II listed in 1987. It is in stone, and consists of a single segmental arch over the river, and three smaller flanking segmental arches on each side. Between the arches are pilasters, above them is a string course, and the parapet is raked. There are many mason's marks and other symbols carved into the stones.

Cappleside Barn

Cappleside Barn, also known as Brocklands Barn, is a historic building near Rathmell, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The Cappleside estate was owned by the Nowell family from 1624, and the barn was constructed in 1714, possibly by Henry Nowell. Although it has been speculated that some of the roof timber may be reused from an earlier structure, tree ring analysis conducted in 2017 and 2018 found multiple timbers felled in the 1710s and none with earlier dates. Historic England describes it as "clearly a building of high status", with a "remarkable ornamental roof structure" and a "cutting-edge design for its time". It incorporates housing for cattle, allowing more cows to be kept over winter, and the walls lean slightly out, to shed water more readily. In about 1800, lean-to extensions were added to the south and east, to provide more accommodation for cows, and a further one was added in the late 19th century to the southeast corner. Around this time, a hay house was added to the north of the barn, and it was heightened in the 20th century. The barn was grade II* listed in 2018, but in 2019 was added to the Heritage at Risk Register as the roof and walls needed repairs to keep the building watertight. The barn is built of sandstone on a plinth, with quoins, and a roof of sandstone flags with moulded gable coping and shaped kneelers. There are six bays, porches and lean-tos. The openings include doorways with quoined surrounds, cart entrances, one with segmental arch of voussoirs, windows, slit vents, and owl holes in the gables. On the barn is an initialled datestone. The roof trusses have elaborate collars, and carvings including a daisy wheel, which were probably intended to ward off evil spirits. This decorative style is specific to the Craven area in the early 18th century.