Moreton Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1986. A Victorian Lodge.

Moreton Lodge

WRENN ID
quiet-footing-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 March 1986
Type
Lodge
Period
Victorian
Address
Moreton Lodge, Accrington Road, Whalley
OS grid reference
SD 745 347
Coordinates
53.80824, -2.38785
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Moreton Lodge is a lodge built in 1833 for Moreton Hall, designed by George Webster of Kendal. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a slate roof. The building is single storey and has a symmetrical north facade that faces the drive, highlighted by a central steeply-gabled porch. On either side of the porch, there is a double-chamfered window with one transom. The entrance door is framed by a moulded round arch, complete with moulded imposts and a fluted keystone. Beneath the gable, there is a plaque inscribed with 'IT [John Taylor] 1833'. The gables are finished with coped kneelers and finials, and there are chimneys located behind the ridge to the right of the porch. The left-hand gable wall, which faces the road, features a 6-light mullioned and transomed window. Moreton Hall, the main mansion, was built in a Jacobethan style by Webster but was demolished in 1955.

Local climate

Moreton Lodge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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