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Higher Copthurst Lancashire Map

Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Chorley · Region: North West

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Place	Higher Copthurst
Traditional County	Lancashire
District / Borough	Chorley
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.684454
Longitude	-2.614339
Place Type	Hamlet

About Higher Copthurst

Higher Copthurst occupies a quiet ridge in the Chorley district where the air holds a sharp, clean clarity typical of the Lancashire uplands. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-east of Chorley (from Chorley: bearing 20°T, OS grid SD 595 210), and is situated north-east of Johnson's Hillock village. The land here rises to meet the sky, defined by the steady, rolling presence of South Hill which stands just a stone’s throw to the south-east. Below these slopes, the waters of Kenyon Brook trace a restless, winding path through the valley floor, carving deep into the earth. Higher Copthurst retains a modest, functional character, shaped by the hard-working history of the surrounding fields and the grit of local industry. Sunlight often catches the stone walls of the older dwellings, illuminating the rough texture of mortar and gritstone that has weathered decades of northern gales. These dwellings look out over a landscape that remains largely unchanged by the frantic pace of modern life, preferring the slow rotation of the seasons. The horizon is broad and unencumbered, offering a sense of scale that makes the modest houses appear both sturdy and fleeting. Such places remind one that the history of a region is written as much in the quiet maintenance of a boundary wall as in the grander narratives of the industrial age.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.1 mi, 129° SE
Kenyon Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 046° NE
Bofors gun emplacement and attached pillbox (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 259° W
Denham Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 360° N
Number 1 (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 149° SSE
Brinscall Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 120° ESE
Number 2 (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 140° SE
Heapey Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 142° SE
Lower Kem Mills (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 290° WNW
Community Garden (Park) — 1.7 mi, 200° SSW
Moated Site Of Clayton Hall, Adjacent Fishponds And Channels (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 287° WNW
Kyln Clough (Valley) — 2.0 mi, 041° NE
Astley Park (Park) — 2.1 mi, 213° SSW
Astley Hall (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 216° SW
Stable Block to Astley Hall (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 218° SW
REEL Cinemas (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 195° SSW
Farmhouse Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 087° E
The Pattern of Life (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 198° SSW
Chorley Theatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 200° SSW
Euxton Parish Church Gate (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 242° WSW
Round Loaf Bowl Barrow On Anglezarke Moor (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 123° ESE
Pike Stones Chambered Long Cairn (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 140° SE
The Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 152° SSE
South Ribble Museum & Exhibition Centre (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 275° W
Leyland War Memorial (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 276° W
British Commercial Vehicle Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 281° W
Worden Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.5 mi, 268° W · 61 ha
Marsden Room Theatre (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 268° W
Stanworth Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 3.8 mi, 055° NE
Charnock Richard Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 208° SSW · 1 ha

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