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Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm

England
List entry 1021105
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021105
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.45 hectares
Grid reference
SD 75877 43388
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bellmanpark lime kilns is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of lime kilns and an associated tramway located near Bellman Farm in Lancashire. The site dates to the industrial period and represents the infrastructure associated with lime production, a significant agricultural and building material industry in the region. The kilns themselves, along with the tramway section surviving some 180 metres north west of the farm, demonstrate the technological and transport arrangements characteristic of post-medieval industrial extraction and processing. These remains form part of the broader pattern of industrial heritage that developed across Lancashire during the expansion of lime working and associated quarrying activities.

Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021105. View the official record →

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What is Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm?

Bellmanpark lime kilns is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of lime kilns and an associated tramway located near Bellman Farm in Lancashire.

Who is responsible for protecting Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm?

Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021105.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle (2.4 km), Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm (3.2 km), Eadsford (or Edisford) Bridge (3.8 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle
2.4 km
Downham lime kiln and associated lime yard 50m north of Smithfield Farm
3.2 km
Eadsford (or Edisford) Bridge
3.8 km
Twiston lime kiln and associated tramway 250m east of Twiston Mill
5.1 km
Northern part of Rimington lead mines, part of a medieval open field system and three limestone clamp kilns 120m south east of Hollins
5.8 km
The Old Lower Hodder Bridge
6.9 km
Three high crosses in St Mary's churchyard
7.7 km
Whalley Cistercian abbey
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm

Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman Farm stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone.

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