Stonyhurst

Stonyhurst, a noble Elizabethan mansion, picturesque1y situated in Ribblesdale, about seven miles from Blackburn, Lancashire. Founded by Sir Richard Sherburne, it passed, towards the end of the last centnry, to the Weld family, who in 1794 leased the place to Jesuit fathers from Liege for the establishment of an English Roman Catholic College. Large additions have since been made to the house, and it is now the most important educational institution of its kind in this country, claiming to be the Eton of the Catholic community.