Parking is difficult at weekends. The village green is said to be a remnant of the former Anglo-Saxon Common where it was usual to build the houses around the common land. Rivingtons history is mostly Anglo-Saxon. There is evidence of Bronze Age settlements through archaeological evidence which has been found locally. Accessible by Car.
Parking is difficult at weekends.
There is evidence of a Church owning land in the Rivington area in the thirteenth century. Bishop Pilkington founded Rivington Church in 1540. Earlier references exist which refer to a John Hindeley as the Priest at Rivington in 1498. The Church was completely rebuilt in 1666 and renovated in the 1870's. A small tower exists detached from the Church which was built in 1540.