Country England Designated 27 August 1952 Opened 1607 | Floor count 3 Reference no. 1072065 Floors 3 | |
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Material Sandstone rubble with stone slate roof Official name Hacking Hall with wall enclosing garden to north west Similar The Old Zoo, Swan Court Shopping, New St Leonard's Church - L, St Peter and St Paul's Ch, Clitheroe Library | ||
Hacking Hall is a Grade I listed, early-17th-century house situated at the confluence of the rivers Calder and Ribble in Lancashire, England.
Map of Hacking Hall, Clitheroe, UK
It is thought that J. R. R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings) may have taken inspiration from the ferry here for the Bucklebury Ferry over the Brandywine river in his book, as it was still operational when Tolkien visited nearby Stonyhurst College.
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