Historic Houses in Lancashire

Browsholme is an early Tudor house with the addition of a Regency wing. Within the house are a collection of portraits, weapons, armour, and antiquities. In local dialect, Brownholme is pronounced 'Brewsom', and it has been the home of the Parker family since it was built in 1507.
Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, BB7 3DE

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Heritage Highlight: Early Tudor hall
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A jewel of an Elizabethan House featuring opulent interiors. Gawthorpe was built between 1600-1605 around a medieval pele, or fortified tower house. The architect responsible was probably Robert Smythson, and Gawthorpe bears more than a passing resemblance to Smythson's triumphant work at Hardwick Hall.
Burnley Road, Padiham, Lancashire, England, BB12 8UA

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A fortified Elizabethan manor in a hill-top location, Hoghton Tower (not to be confused with the two similarly named Houghton Houses in Bedfordshire and Norfolk), has been the home of the de Hoghton family for centuries.
Preston, Lancashire, England, PR5 0SH

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This modest Victorian house has a history going back to at least the 13th century. Records show that Adam D'Avranches had a fortified manor house here in 1246. The present owner of Leighton Hall is descended from D'Avranches, through 26 generations, though the house has been sold twice during its long history.
Carnforth, Lancashire, England, LA5 9ST

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Heritage Highlight: Collections of Gillow furniture
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Lytham  Hall is an elegant Georgian manor house set in 78 acres of garden and parkland on the edge of Lytham St Annes. The history of the site goes back long before the attractive Georgian house, however. In the 12th century, a local man named Richard FitzRoger was in danger of death before he was taken to a local church dedicated to St Cuthbert.
Ballam Road, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, FY8 4JX

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An exceptional 14th-century timber-framed manor house on the banks of the River Ribble. The first house at Samlesbury was built by the D'Ewyas family sometime prior to 1300. That house was sacked and burned by Robert the Bruce and his invading Scots after the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
A677, Preston New Road Samlesbury, Lancashire, England, PR5 0UP

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Smithills is a lovely timber-framed 15th century manor house with later 16th century and Victorian additions. The manor now serves as a museum, and is operated by Bolton Council.
Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England, BL1 7NP

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century timber-framed great hall
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Stonyhurst is an Elizabethan mansion, featuring a variety of historic rooms, including chapels, school-rooms, a library, apartments, and dormitories. Stonyhurst is now run as a Jesuit boarding school, with admission to the house and gardens primarily during the summer months when school is out.
Stonyhurst, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, BB7 9PZ

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