Clitheroe Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1950. A C12 Castle. 6 related planning applications.

Clitheroe Castle

WRENN ID
watchful-dormer-grove
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 May 1950
Type
Castle
Period
C12
Address
Clitheroe Castle, Castle Gate
OS grid reference
SD 742 416
Coordinates
53.87086, -2.39317
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Clitheroe Castle is a historic castle mentioned in the Domesday Book. It mainly consists of a small 12th-century square tower keep with flat corner turrets, one of which contains a staircase. The original entrance was on the second storey but is now accessed through breaches into the ground storey. All floors appear to have been made of wood. The keep is strategically located on a steep crag. The inner bailey was likely to the south, and remnants of ancient walls and masonry can be seen in the park and incorporated into nearby buildings, stables, and offices. Clitheroe Castle is currently occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council, and the outbuilding and stable block form a group with the castle.

Local climate

Clitheroe Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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  1. Outbuilding and Stable Block to Clitheroe Castle and Premises Occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council Grade II 31 m
  2. Clitheroe War Memorial Grade II 40 m
  3. Premises Occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council in Grounds of Clitheroe Castle Grade II 78 m
  4. 1 and 3, Parson Lane Grade II 92 m
  5. 17, Moor Lane Grade II 99 m
  6. 1 and 3, Castle Gate Grade II 99 m
  7. 16, Parson Lane Grade II 101 m
  8. 2, Castle Street Grade II 101 m
  9. 1 and 3, Moor Lane Grade II 102 m
  10. 18 and 20, Parson Lane Grade II 103 m