PENWORTHAM and its LOCATION

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PENWORTHAM and its LOCATION
St Marys Church is close to the original site of
the Settlement.
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Why is Penwortham located here?
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The Position of Penwortham
City Centre
River Ribble
The closeness of Lower and Higher Penwortham to
Preston City centre.
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The location of Penwortham
Physical setting on the south bank of the
Ribble, just before the estuary.
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The location of the Norman castle
Key A Conical mound B Larger mound
C Deep ditch D Castle bailey, now
part of the Church graveyard.
This was a defensive site on the hill behind
where the church of St Marys is now found.
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Medieval Penwortham
Most cottages were found near to the castle as
these were still dangerous times. The castle and
the priory overlooked the river and the new
settlement of Middleforth nearby was starting to
develop.
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First Bridgeover the river
Penwortham Old bridge, 1755, near the Bridge Inn.
With the building of this bridge Penwortham
became an important route centre.
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Railway bridge over the river
Built in 1882, to carry the railway to Howick,
Longton and beyond.
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Photo of Railway bridge, 1882
The course of the old railway can be seen as a
line of trees today.
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Ways of Crossing the River Ribble
A series of fords (shallow crossing places)
developed in order to cross the river before the
first bridges were built. At least 5 of these
are known about.
In 1838 the main west coast railways arrival saw
the building of the second bridge over the river.
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Present Day Penwortham
New course of river towards Preston Dock
Old grid iron pattern of terraced housing
Modern housing in the suburbs of Penwortham
Priory Technology College
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Modern location of Bridges, including the 1994
Marsh Lane bridge (Flyover)
River channel altered for new Docks.
Old ford sites develop into new road bridges.
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Preston Dock
When Preston Dock opened in 1890 it was the
largest in Europe. The Docks are built on the
old course of the river with a new channel for
the river having been dug.
Dock gates
New channel of river Ribble
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THE LOCATION OF PENWORTHAM FORD ACROSS THE
RIVER RIBBLE BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER
RIBBLEDEFENSIVE SITE OVERLOOKING THE RIVER DRY
POINT SITE ABOVE THE FLOOD LEVEL OF THE
RIVERWATER SUPPLY FROM RIVERRIVER FOR
TRANSPORTPRIORY WHO OWNED A LOT OF THE LOCAL
LAND