Listed buildings in Orrell, Greater Manchester
Listed buildings in Orrell, Greater Manchester
Orrell is a rural area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It has 14 buildings that are protected as listed buildings on the National Heritage List for England. One of these is Grade II*, and the rest are Grade II. The buildings are mostly old houses and farm structures, but the list also includes a stone post, a church, and a public house.
Buildings
- Ackhurst Hall — Grade II*, 17th century. A sandstone farmhouse with two floors and an attic, four bays, and a porch. The interior features timber framing.
- Sundial, Ackhurst Hall — Grade II, 17th century. A stone sundial in front of Ackhurst Hall.
- Nunnery Cottage and Mount Farm Cottage — Grade II, 17th century. Two stone houses with various traditional features.
- Orrell post — Grade II, 17th–18th century. A stone post on a plinth with a rusticated band and a ball finial.
- Gathurst Fold — Grade II, early 18th century (1708). A two-storey, four-bay stone house with quoins and hood moulds and some timber-framed interior elements.
- Dean Brook House — Grade II, 1730s. A brick house with rusticated detailing, two storeys and an attic, and decorative doors and windows.
- Orrell Hall — Grade II, 17th century. A stone house with quoins and a two-storey plan with attic.
- Orrell post outside the Stag Inn — Grade II, 17th–18th century. A stone post with a simple design.
- 321 Orrell Road — Grade II, 1820. A stone house with belt courses, a frieze, parapet, and a slate roof.
- Gathurst Fold Farmhouse — Grade II, early 19th century. Stone with quoins and a verandah on three sides; two storeys with a rear wing and various window styles.
- The Mount public house — Grade II, early 19th century. A prominent ashlar-stone building with a central block and bowed extensions, a porch with Tuscan columns, and sash windows.
- The Nunnery — Grade II, early 19th century. Two stone houses with a cupola, gabled dormers, fanlights, and other classical details.
- Trinity Trees — Grade II, around 1832. A two-storey building with three bays, gables, and decorative detailing.
- St James’ Church and presbytery — Grade II, early 19th century (church dating to 1805; lengthened in 1841; tower added in 1882). A stone church with rendered main body, a hipped slate roof, a north chapel, a west tower in Italianate style, and a Tuscan porch and other features.
Notes
- Ackhurst Hall is the principal Grade II* building on the list.
- The majority of entries are houses or cottages, with a church (St James’) and a public house (The Mount) among the other listed structures.
- The list reflects a range of dates from the 17th through the early 19th centuries, all built in local stone styles with features typical of their periods.
This page was last edited on 1 February 2026, at 21:37 (CET).