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WelcomeA Brief History of <strong>Ridgmont</strong> House© copyright www.dominicholden.co.ukSet in five acres of private grounds, withmature trees and lawns, <strong>Ridgmont</strong> Houseis a charming country retreat with agreat sense of history.<strong>Ridgmont</strong> House was built In the early 17th Centuryby the Pilkington family who were landownersfrom Rivington. It was originally called The WhiteHouse until 1801 when Joseph Ridgway J.P., D.L. ofLancashire bought and extended the houseto its present size. Joseph Ridgway owned thebleachworks on the opposite side of Chorley OldRoad. He also had constructed an ‘Ice House’ oneof only two Ice Houses in Lancashire.
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