Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It lies on the southern edge of the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists in the area. The most notable building in the town is a Norman keep, quarreled as one of the smallest in the country. The place has been claimed to be the most (geographically) central town in Britain, by virtue of its proximity to the village of Dunsop Bridge.
Clitheroe Castle is argued to be the smallest Norman keep in the whole of England. It stands atop a 35-metre outcrop of limestone and is one of the oldest buildings in Lancashire. It is also the only remaining castle in the county which had a royalist garrison during the English Civil War. An annual cycle race, the Clitheroe Grand Prix takes place in the town. Source : www.wikipedia.org.uk
Local Attractions : Browsholme Hall : www.browsholme.co.uk Whalley Abbey : www.whalleyabbey.co.uk Clitheroe Castle Museum : http://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=3444&documentID=523