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Lowwood gunpowder works

England

List entry 1018134

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1018134

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

5.98 hectares

Grid reference

SD 34930 83942

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Lowwood gunpowder works is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire that represents an important site of industrial heritage from the early modern period. The works operated as a gunpowder manufactory, reflecting the strategic military-industrial development of England during a period of significant national defence requirements. The site preserves physical remains associated with the powder production process, including structures and earthworks characteristic of gunpowder manufacturing complexes of its era. Its designation as a scheduled monument recognises the archaeological and historical importance of this industrial installation within Lancashire's landscape.

Lowwood gunpowder works is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018134. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Lowwood gunpowder works?

Lowwood gunpowder works is a scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire that represents an important site of industrial heritage from the early modern period.

Who is responsible for protecting Lowwood gunpowder works?

Lowwood gunpowder works 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 1018134.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lowwood gunpowder works?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Backbarrow ironworks (1.2 km), Newby Bridge (3.3 km), Frith Hall (4.1 km).

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Monuments

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Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

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Geology

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Local Names

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Historical Maps

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cartmel Augustinian Priory medieval gatehouse and parts of the priory precinct

5.9 km

Newland blast furnace, blacking mill, associated buildings and water management systems

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Lowwood gunpowder works

Lowwood gunpowder works stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Walton, Yorkshire →

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