Great Mitton is a civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains 17 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Great Mitton and is otherwise completely rural. It is bounded by the Rivers Hodder and Ribble, and bridges crossing them are listed. The other listed buildings include houses, farmhouses, a barn, a church with associated strictures, public houses, a cross base, and a milestone.
Key
[edit]Grade | Criteria[1] |
---|---|
I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Buildings
[edit]Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Hallows Church 53°50′46″N 2°26′02″W / 53.84613°N 2.43396°W |
![]() |
Late 13th century | The tower dates from the early 15th century, and the north chapel from the late 16th century. The church consists of a nave, a chancel, a north chapel, a south porch, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, diagonal buttresses, a west doorway with a pointed head, a west window, and an embattled parapet. Inside the church are memorials to members of the Shireburn family.[2] | I |
Churchyard cross 53°50′46″N 2°26′01″W / 53.84605°N 2.43374°W |
14th century | The cross is in the churchyard of All Hallows Church. The oldest part is the head, the rest dating from 1897. It is in sandstone on a square base that broaches to a tapering octagonal shaft. The head is circular, and each side is carved with a depiction of the Crucifixion. There is an inscription on the base.[3] | II | |
Edisford Bridge 53°52′06″N 2°25′04″W / 53.86847°N 2.41767°W |
![]() |
Medieval | The bridge carries the B6243 road over the River Ribble. It is in stone and consists of four arches with cutwaters. The main arch is larger and segmental, and the others are pointed. The bridge is also a scheduled monument.[4][5][6] | II |
Cross base 53°51′08″N 2°26′20″W / 53.85226°N 2.43888°W |
![]() |
Medieval (probable) | The cross base is in sandstone, and has a square plan and sloping sides. On the top is a rectangular socket. The cross base is set on a square block of sandstone.[7] | II |
Old Bridge 53°50′52″N 2°27′05″W / 53.84779°N 2.45129°W |
![]() |
1562 | A disused bridge crossing the River Hodder, it is in sandstone, and consists of three segmental arches, the middle arch being the widest. It has triangular cutwaters, but no parapet. The bridge is also a scheduled monument.[8][9][10] | II* |
Thirty Acres Farmhouse 53°51′59″N 2°25′43″W / 53.86633°N 2.42861°W |
—
|
1591 | The house is in stone with a stone-slate roof, and has two storeys. The central part has one bay, with a one-bay cross wing to the right, and an outshut to the left. Some of the windows are mullioned, and others are modern. In the outshut is a porch that has a doorway with a chamfered surround, and a Tudor arched head with an inscription.[11] | II |
Great Mitton Hall 53°50′45″N 2°26′03″W / 53.84574°N 2.43424°W |
![]() |
c.1600 | A stone house, partly pebbledashed, with a slate roof, in two storeys with an attic and cellar. The windows are mullioned or mullioned and transomed. At the right end is a single-storey extension projecting forward. On the south front is a gabled porch with a re-used outer doorway. At the northeast is a gabled turret, and near the centre of the north front is a gabled dormer. Other features include buttresses at the right gable end, and finials on the gables.[12] | II |
Barn, Mitton Old Hall Farm 53°50′45″N 2°26′06″W / 53.84572°N 2.43507°W |
—
|
c.1600 (possible) | The barn is in sandstone with a slate roof. Its openings include a wide entrance, windows, and a pitching door. Inside the barn is an aisle with five trusses making six bays.[13] | II |
Sundial 53°50′46″N 2°26′02″W / 53.84605°N 2.43390°W |
1683 | The sundial is in the churchyard of All Hallows Church. It is in sandstone on a square base. The sundial has a square shaft, and is fluted in the lower part, and tapered above, with a moulded cap. On the top are a brass plate and a gnomon. The plate and the shaft have inscriptions.[14] | II | |
Milestone 53°52′04″N 2°27′17″W / 53.86791°N 2.45468°W |
![]() |
1766 | The milestone is in sandstone, it has a square plan and a shaped top. On it are inscribed the distances in miles to Preston, Gisburn, Lancaster, and Whalley.[15] | II |
Edisford Bridge Inn 53°52′08″N 2°25′12″W / 53.86878°N 2.42002°W |
![]() |
Mid to late 18th century | The public house is rendered with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. It has two storeys and three bays, the right bay having been added in the 19th century. The windows in the first two bays are mullioned, and those in the right bay and in the right gable wall are sashes. The windows and doorway have plain surrounds.[16] | II |
Edisford Hall Farmhouse and two cottages 53°52′04″N 2°25′15″W / 53.86779°N 2.42073°W |
—
|
Late 18th century | The building contains material from the 17th century and from the later medieval period. It is in pebbledashed stone with sandstone dressings, a stone-slate roof, and two storeys. The cottages have one bay each and sash windows in surrounds with ogee heads. The doorways are paired and have plain surrounds. Above them is a re-set stone carved with inscribed shields. The house has four bays and mullioned windows. There are two re-set carved stones on the front.[17] | II |
Higher Hodder Bridge 53°51′55″N 2°27′42″W / 53.86530°N 2.46174°W |
![]() |
Late 18th century (probable) | A road bridge crossing the River Hodder, it is in sandstone, and consists of two elliptical arches. The bridge has triangular cutwaters, and a solid parapet with coping.[18] | II |
Edisford Bridge Farmhouse and Cottage 53°52′07″N 2°25′15″W / 53.86870°N 2.42071°W |
![]() |
Early 19th century | The houses are in sandstone with a slate roof, and in two storeys. On the right of the south front is a modern porch. To its left are two bays containing sash windows with ogee heads, and between them is a former semicircular-headed doorway that has been converted into a window. In the right gable end the windows include a Venetian window.[19] | II |
Mitton Bridge 53°50′38″N 2°26′00″W / 53.84401°N 2.43347°W |
![]() |
Early 19th century (probable) | The bridge carries the B6246 road over the River Ribble. It is in sandstone, and consists of three segmental arches with rounded cutwaters. The bridge has a solid parapet, a string course, and weathered coping. There is an inscription on the southern parapet.[20][21] | II |
The Old Vicarage 53°50′50″N 2°25′55″W / 53.84719°N 2.43207°W |
—
|
Early 19th century (probable) | A stone house with sandstone dressings, quoins, and a slate roof. The southwest front has three bays. There is a central single-storey porch that has corner pillars with pinnacles and an embattled parapet. The outer doorway has a Tudor arched head. The southeast front has two bays, a canted bay window with an embattled parapet, and a mullioned and transomed window. The other windows in the house are sashes.[22] | II |
Three Fishes Inn 53°50′48″N 2°26′08″W / 53.84663°N 2.43562°W |
![]() |
Early to mid 19th century | The public house is in pebbledashed stone with a modern tile roof, and has two storeys. The part to the left has three bays, sash windows, and a central doorway with a plain surround. Above the doorway are three re-set medieval stones. The part to the right has been converted from a barn, and contains a wide opening with a segmental head, now glazed, a sash window, a modern window, a doorway, and two circular pitching holes, also glazed.[23] | II |
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Historic England
- ^ Historic England & 1163432
- ^ Historic England & 1362277
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 243
- ^ Historic England & 1072179
- ^ Historic England & 1005118
- ^ Historic England & 1163461
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 350
- ^ Historic England & 1163514
- ^ Historic England & 1003563
- ^ Historic England & 1072185
- ^ Historic England & 1163479
- ^ Historic England & 1072182
- ^ Historic England & 1072180
- ^ Historic England & 1072183
- ^ Historic England & 1318215
- ^ Historic England & 1362278
- ^ Historic England & 1072308
- ^ Historic England & 1072181
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 429
- ^ Historic England & 1317642
- ^ Historic England & 1163416
- ^ Historic England & 1072186
Sources
[edit]- Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- Historic England, "Church of All Hallows, Great Mitton (1163432)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2015
- Historic England, "Cross, 15 metres south of chancel, Church of All Hallows, Great Mitton (1362277)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2015
- Historic England, "Edisford Bridge, Great Mitton (1072179)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2015
- Historic England, "Eadsford (or Edisford) Bridge, Great Mitton (1005118)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "Cross base approximately 170 metres north of Mitton Green Farmhouse, on B6243, Great Mitton (1163461)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "Old Bridge, Lower Hodder, Great Mitton (1163514)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2021
- Historic England, "The Old Lower Hodder Bridge (1003563)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2021
- Historic England, "Thirty Acres Farmhouse, Great Mitton (1072185)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "Great Mitton Hall (1163479)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "Aisled Barn, Mitton Old Hall Farm, 35 Metres west of Great Mitton Hall (1072182)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "Sundial 5 metres south-east of south porch, Church of All Hallows, Great Mitton (1072180)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2015
- Historic England, "Milestone, at road junction 540 metres north-east of Higher Hodder Bridge, Great Mitton (1072183)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "Edisford Bridge Inn, Great Mitton (1318215)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "Edisford Hall Farmhouse and two cottages adjoining to north, Great Mitton (1362278)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "Higher Hodder Bridge, Great Mitton (1072308)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "Edisford Bridge Farmhouse and Edisford Bridge Cottage, Great Mitton (1072181)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2015
- Historic England, "Mitton Bridge, Great Mitton (1317642)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "The Old Vicarage, Great Mitton (1163416)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, "Three Fishes Inn, Great Mitton (1072186)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2015
- Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 11 August 2015