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72 Higher Lane. Take the next right turn - a shared entrance to the church car park and a cobbled road to the Grade 2 listed Ashurst’s Hall – you need to turn into the car park and then pick up the path on the left that runs parallel to the cobbled road. Head past the pond on the right and very shortly afterwards, look for the ancient path up Ashurst Hill, which is totally enclosed by trees. This pathway is 250 yards long and is rough with uneven cobbles. Once you pass through the wooden gate at the end of the path, you’ll have a short steep climb to a plateau with four different pathways – go straight on and you’ll soon see the shape of the tower at the top of the Beacon. Once you’re at the top of the hill, look for the directional plaque set in stone to the left. Using the directions on the plaque, take the path in the direction of Winter Hill. Go down the slope, through the wooden gate and head diagonally across the field. Cross the brook via the footbridge and follow the path round the field until you exit onto Long Heys Lane. Turn left and follow this single track road downhill for 350 yards and then turn right at the entrance to Banghams Farm. Pass though the garden gate to the right of the main farmhouse gate, and follow the path round and away from the farm. At the farm’s boundary, you’ll cross The Dingle stream and arrive at the dirt track known as Stone Hall Lane. Turn right and follow the track uphill bearing left for 400 yards, bearing left towards a rather handsome Grade 2* listed building called Stone Hall. Bear right through the farmyard when you arrive and go through a couple of gates to exit. Keep left as the track splits and take the next opening on the left near the stone stile, heading uphill along field perimeters for 0.4 mile until you again reach Long Heys Lane. Turn right and head past Stopforths farm and the entrance to Bradshaws Farm. Look for a set back footpath to the left just before The Manor House and follow this rather slender footpath for 325 yards across a field, a driveway and then an enclosed wooden area. Once you hop over the final stile into a wooden area, you’re back at Ashurst’s Beacon. Turn left and follow the path to the main road. The starting point is just across the road to the right.
73 A history of Ashurst’s Beacon The tower at Ashurst’s Beacon was built in 1798 by Sir William Ashurst to act as a watch tower in preparation for the Napoleonic War. However, there was a previous tower at the site, which was used as part of a relay of beacons stretching from Liverpool to Lancaster during the Anglo- Spanish war of 1585. The land surrounding Ashurst Beacon was acquired in the 1920’s by Thomas Meadows, the Editor of the Wigan Observer, who apparently twice restored the tower at his own expense. In 1962, his widow Florence Meadows donated the 17 acres of land to Wigan Corporation on condition that ‘this land should forever remain a beauty spot for the enjoyment of the people of Wigan’.
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