Rivington Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Chorley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1967. Castle. 1 related planning application.

Rivington Castle

WRENN ID
crooked-remnant-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley MP: Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Spk)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 April 1967
Type
Castle
Address
Rivington Castle, Lever Park
OS grid reference
SD 628 130
Coordinates
53.61255, -2.56297
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rivington Castle is a replica of the ruins of the former Liverpool Castle, built in 1912 for Lord Leverhulme, although it remains uncompleted. The structure is made of squared gritstone and features an almost rectangular bailey with a great hall on the north side, gatehouses on each side, and circular corner towers. Designed in a Gothic style, it includes triangular-headed arched doorways and embrasures, as well as three semi-circular arches leading from the bailey to the gatehouse. There are also remains of a stone spiral staircase at the northwest corner. This castle is a principal feature of the park designed by T.H. Mawson for the enjoyment of the inhabitants of the County Borough of Bolton. As of 1985, the site is fenced in.

Local climate

Rivington Castle sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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