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® : BARROW THE name o f the Rev. Thomas ’


;; Jollie, who left the established ■; church in 1662 and then held ; secret services at a farm on 5 ' x Wiswell Moors, lives on via the',.; Jollie Memorial Congregational • Church - a ' , '


-One of the Villas's most - iThe dark and brooding Pendle Hill has many spooky stones attached to i t . A230407/za • / r .


famous sons was former Lan-. .:. ca'shire and England cricketer; : Cyril Washbrook. „ -'.i Barrow is now home to the


■ Ribble Valley's first MacDonalds drive-in restaurant situated at the entrance to a prestigious; . new 40-acre technology enter-.-


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land we're feared by Lancastrians' " _ ‘ Today, the story of the Pendle'


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■ii^Witches attracts visitors froni far, and a :- wide who travel to the area to walk in,;' the witches' footsteps


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But you do not have to be a cun- ous tourist to'tread the trails_ % _ Whether you are a keen rambler,'", & historian or ghosthunte^r.or.simply


« looking fo r a quiet afterTioon in pic^-ik; S' tur/sque countryside;- the Ribble^--,^ « Valley and neighbouring Pendle offervi 'something for everyone r ^ , Standing at 1,835 feet high and ■


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-’ 'dominating the landscape formiles-i?. : : around is the brooding Pendle Hill.^J®/* .Believed to be haunted by^the^';


F witches; the hill's paths^re trodden ; ■ by thousands of.visitors each year, I' tr!?


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-f* • o ur renturies ago, at a time of ’■


superstitio^n and paranoia; the.si; most famous witches in thevifei;;


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By DEBBIE LWOOD '


the footsteps of author J R R


- Tolkien But it is the Pendle Witch o ' Trail that attracts the more supersti-^ _ tious visitors The trail retraces the


• some of whom opt to camp on the *: :• ; summit to take in the atmosphere.;-; I as TV'S "Most Haunted'' produced a s: Hallowe'en Special on the hill in


.^ilzOOd; during which host Derek-Aco-'r fi rah was "possessed'^ by one of the jp!- w i t c h e s ~


rSrSAnd on the spookiest night of the® ;;year- Hallowe'en - the hill has in past ' years come alive with thnll-seekersir


' in search of the spirits , - ^ aj.pThe area boasts a45-mile marked= ■walk, known as the Journey through


' ;4, witches' footsteps from their Pendle- i^ t side villages through the Trough of


^ Bowland to Lancaster Castle, bring-" ^


" ing the most famous witchcraft tale ~ in English history to jife , The tale centres around t\TO feud,


' ing families led by twofold wojnen, , ' -i. Old Chattox and Old Demdike.They r s - j


,o^“ were feared among locals; who ’ - '7 b e lie v e d th em to b ew itc h e s 'o ^ _ T ’ ^ ' “ Tn 1612, while begging Demdike's 7


* th e Centre of thi^Kingdom; which, i passes through w e ry corner of they-; ppRibble^Valley travels along the" Lon-.is jgr id ge heritage trails, and walks in f i *


'Si-granddaughter, Alizon Device, •iJjcursed a pedlar who refused to give - fSUier some pins; Suddenly paralysed,® i ^ t h e pedlar collapsed; In c o u r t Alizm I® confessed to witchcraft and incrimi-- |%na'ted_hergrandmotherand Old-Cipi '- 'C h a tto x


■; ’The three women, along with sev-;| eral other villagers accused of witch-.J craft, were taken to Lanca'ster Castle® where they-were later tried, found ; guilty and hanged


' Ofd Demdike, w^ho claimed the


; devil had sucked her blood, leawhg v fr 'her "stark mad ', died awaiting trial;;.:' Those brave enough to take on


’ Lancashire's spookiest trail can c a l l ,


ra t the 16th Century St Mary's Church® ; in Newchurch®the site ofMalkin :tTower. It was here, at the witches', '■meking spot,'where human bones, s and clay images were found t ^ r ^


•;; ; Newchurch is also home to the; famous Witches Galore shop ^Other popular events are the p ^ ;Xlitheroe and Whalley Ghost Walks^sj


" } >E>] P A R K .


5. led by Simon Entwistle,- presenter of .'p ITV's "Into The Unknown" r - _ ^ Dressed in Victorian costume,' '


J Simon delights in recounting the Rib-;e^1 ble Valley's mystical legends while ‘


* ~ ® grou n d s,


-guiding visitors around the cobbled 'streets; haunted ginnels and burial r:.® ' iZ


. -■i - A more gentle experience;and oneEii "popular with buddin'g photographers, s : ' can be had on one of the guided W-;.-;;,-',; • coach tours, which ''unfold stones .•.l-i*;.' that will freeze the blood whilst beautiful scenery lifts the spir its" ' , Steeped in history, the Ribble Val


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t ley and Pendle have changed little in’w. • 'the last 400 years


f Rural Lancashire remains a pil- '


•- grimage for the superstitious onfor-s-s';; " anyone looking for somkhing a l it t le K s different ^


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; oth'er events,^drop into Clitheroe.Visi-’ .- , i to r Information Centre o r call 01200425566"'^"


® ' ■ Erio'S;OGiet0 Pendle


— I -7^1 ALLOWE'ENjevellers were H warned not Fo head fo r Pendle.-*,


'I'p-J.-ii; IjHill last year,' when celebrations,’ were cancelled by the police because o f- ’ health and safety fears


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fP-'K; However,-a poem sent in by reader Eric ^aysford, of Oswaldtwistle,


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»• explores why the locaj landmark is so -v' j^spookily popular'


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SpectaVselecttowofinew and used caravans for. salejn


Century pm-with:restaurant^atid,poola^^ ^overloo)Stg‘.theiYorkshire:Dales.'i^^^i^B^: ttmberlodges-and apartments


s Star iEnglish-.Tourist Board:Park;^M®Si % f e l ^ ] ^ o n e t 0 1 7 2 9 : ^ ^ ^ ^ Pendle Hill


j - Rising steeply out of Clitheroe I , like a giant above the town-f '


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;£i5f.|ies a massive bulk,‘an incredible hulk "s,«’ T7 a fell of some renown i , ,> x,. - j'-' *


' ' T adored by man s nce time began •, - • , 'revered to this clay still


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- th e highest ground for miles around .‘ that's known as Pendle H i l l ; - ' ' i , 7-


sif.Your top spies south o'er cotton towns feS- 7 5“ the chimneys and the mills


7 *7 \m bleak terrain, the l^ennine chain.^, -7; the'east horizon fills


4. - -,?■ .'Yet all those,fears will melt away 1


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"-^.^when morning greets the s u n 0 ’ " ' once more you'll stand so proud and 1- /


T;MX* to the western side; the plain of Fytde a's the Irish Se*a beyond,. 7'


;pS;. then looking north, your slopes sweep x V ^ f o r t h 7 ! ^ 5 5 / ^ ^ S . r . ^ j -


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7 to Ribble and Bowland ^ fet-S- -s


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:•■ For seven long miles you spread yourself -; ^ l ik e a sleeping lion they say ,,


~ ;yo u r fell side bare wild moorland " i ; . .-s . where


- the lark and lapwingViay ' t£ '


"but when you're kissed by svyirling*3^' mist ' ? you cast a different spell


if you could speak, thou noble peaki ywhat stories you could tell ;


- ' ’ r . - 4 " ‘ ‘ V Of mystery and sorcer^rame every HaM'i;'-;,


-.loween '^'“9 - the only night that magic flight- — - 1- -of witches’ can be seen t


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7 .a jet black'cape, a broomstick shape "across the spooky moon ^


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„ the cold wind flits among th e g r its -x "■7, ' '^51 ;;?and playsan"eerie tu n e j ” “i


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, prise park with space for 4,000; jobs, located just off the A59. ;..-;


BASHALL'EAVES


. A small hamlet, Bash^all Eaves .-.has gained some notoriety fol­ lowing the unsolved murder of vt


.. a local farmer in the 1930s. V •: Near the village is the Fairy ; ,i - Bridge, said to have been built, -one night by fairies to help an


- old woodcutter who was being; , pursued by witches :• Browsholme Hall is one of


The most interesting and attrac­ tive ancestral homes in the area and has been the family seat of.


. the ParkWs, formerly bow-bear-', ' ers of Bowland, for centuries.-'-;. ; '.T he hall dates from Henry VII and contains'a wealth of wood-,; carvings, arms and armour, ® ; period furniture, textiles, rare .7' books and stained glass Among the collection o f v ; 7 ' ; paintings is one of Thomas, fo r - '


", mer Lord Chancellor of Eng- land. One relic of the hall which ;


: visitors will not be shown is th e s . human skull kept in a locked . x- rcupboard, fo r legend has it th a t” - misfortune.will strike if it is , , seen by anyone other than.-.®:-®; members of the family • , The hall and gaTdens are , 1 open toivisitors at certain times': during the summer months. For7 details, contact Clitheroe TIC., I : S.Bashall Barn is an awafd-win- ,


: ning farm divksification ven-,':,v. ture, stocking local produce,L<fx ‘


; crafts, a restaurant and, in the ws ' s'pring, a new food visitor cen--..-v: tre _


w , ,BILLINGTON DATING back to Saxon times,''' ,'


■ Billington is today mostly resiT.^j.,. ' dential, but features a rep-.;;?; !.; 'Utable hoteXand a Roman-; v®'',. Catholic high school with a 7 .K ii’s;


-. choir the envy of many b i g g e r ; 'schools


' 1 ~ i BOLTON-BYrBOWLANP"!


' ONE o f the Valley's many pic? turesque villages, Bolton-by-,,-’; vt


xBowland is certainly'*worth a visit for.walkers;cyclists*and-:g.,KS photographic enthusiasts The village'was recordectos


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■ Bodeton on the D o m e s d a y ' Book. With its village green,


"stone cross and original stocks, - :;


.. this is England as she used to be."' ; iThe church has many orna-'- >


? mental carvings and a tomb dating back from 1500 which .s' --,


. bears the names of the Pudsay,®,, ’ Percy, Tempest, Hammerton and other families. Worth look-


best views is from Barker. Brow, overlooking Ribchester and the 7 lovely bridge on the Ribble.. ; ,■7'


. V'-, DOWNHAM^ ' f’' „


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ONE of the most visited of the ' Ribble Valley's villages, Down-; ; , , ham has been catapulted into


.< ing for IS the Pudsay tomb, . which has an engraved figure®.;; ; - of Sir Ralph Pudsay in a rm o u fi : ,: ■ with figures of his three wives .'7. and 25 children


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’ beautiful spot and known local- . ly as Pudsay's leap, where


;:■ Overlooking the River Ribble , IS RainsberScar, which is a ii. - ! .-;'.


-


; national stardom via the BBC • ;. ;TV series, .''Born and Bred'!;!;,,'.-


:■ which IS still screened world-?;'5.' .


wide \z~n - ® . ....


; fe Nestling under Pendle's bulk,-;; .Downham has associations with


5 William Pudsay is said to have*-*s ; made the leap on horseback'." ; x; -after being chased by soldiersfiT; • for illegally minting his own •; - 7 coins. The village hosts a popu­ lar Open Gardens weekend ’ , ■ ’ each summer ’


CHAIGLEY


; the Pendle witches and is home. ' to a comfortable public house,'.. : tea rooms, award-winning car, park with some of the most. r f;. talked about toilets in the


, region, and quite famous ducks;; The church tower is a fine ^ example of 15th Century archi-??


. tecture. Successive generations" of the Assheton family have • . lived at Downham Hall since - : ■ 1558, the present squire being


. Lord Clitheroe of Downham. X; •- ■Downham's gardens are .' '


CHAIGLEY IS a starting point '-? for many lovely^alks. The • ;v ® ■ riverside footpath between the ; lower and higher Hodder;--:


;


- bridges is particularly beautiful.’ ' Children paddle in the shallow ; .; reaches of the.river in summer- ■


and the riverbank is a favourite-:-- place for family picnics.


_ , CHATb ’u RNi JUST a stone's throw away


from Clitheroe, it is thought


, that Chatburn derived its name • from St Ceatt or Chad '


. - The village houses a flourish-;., ing community, with a number ;> ,o f excellent traditional shops ® ',?


, mostly based around a well- kept green., Among them is--: Porter's Butchers, renowned


• for its excellent meat; and the. = village ice cream shop which isj®.: , housed inwhat was originally .-'r- the toll house - " -


" CHIPPING


CHIPPING IS a picturesque v ik ; s . lage on the slopes above the River Loud. In days gone by, rfeife five water mills were s ite d . along Chipping beck _ I


•. DUNSOP BRIDGE '


THE gateway to the Trough of;,®. Bowland and the village at the centre of the kingdom, Dunsop .' Bridge may be a little remote, , . but IS well worth seeking out., . >: Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes -.


unveiled the plaque confirming ■' that this IS the village nearest-'.Tv to the centre of Great Britain and its 301 associated islands.-';-; . With resident ducks; a grassy;


banking perfect for picnics,' stream and lots of paths lead-..fe-, ing off in all directions, it is no . ; ; surprise tjiat Dunsbp Bridge


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if:-' At St Hubert's Church, the.-;;; painting of a horse on the ceil:‘ ing IS supposed to be of the;?.-''.'


•1861 Derby winner "Kettle: .". -t! drum." It IS said that the church


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{T. Voted the third prettiest vil-;;,®:’ lage in the country by readers -. of a national women's maga- ;■.. .- zine in 2001, Chipping really is a w step back in time


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’.•' The village has a 13th Centu: ry school and church,


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almshouses endowed by John Brabin, dyer and cloth mer- chanL'a renowned furniture ■;!’ •? • factory, several a t t r a ^ e jn n ^ ; / '' and shops and a Swiss-styie,,: chalet village hall the envy of r many of its neighbouring vik.'Sf-Mi


lages -v""-®


MAINLY;_an agricultural parish g g with excellent walks, one of the 'J>


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;.was paid for with the horse's r."; winnings. In 2006, the Queen visited the village during a ; ; birthday toTir of her duchy fe: estate ’


, DUTTON’ -0 I Chipping's picturesque 13th Century St Bartholomew's Church. A040802/S.


to a l^rge auction mart, a hub • of activity for local farmers,:--ti?; with associated businesses, -'J- v based around it


■The village, once home to ,.;';- :'; numerous hostelries; now has ;®;


just one, the.White Bull Inn, but ’ boasts a cafe;an Italian restau--? rant and antique shop ""i -.‘The village primary school serves many of the outlying .-s,;;..


: hamlets and there is a new tvs? recreation ground and chik.


attracts fell walkers and visitors’® dren's play area nearby®;,’ - ; ; galore


F .‘.!P.nSt Mary's Church, another;?,


:.-s hub of activity, has Norman"? windows and a Norman arch.', -


- ported by pack horse over the ; fells to market.The village now . ; ; has its own heritage trail andi-v;.'


; maps can be obtained from the -r: ; Buck Inn and the Duke of York ; ' ! , in Grindleton,- with walks taking .•; around one hour


' ' GobsNARGH


■i THIS picturesque area in c lu d e s - " th e popular and scenic Beacon, Fell Country Park -


, ^ -HOLDEN CLOUGH ' '


? ■ Windows in the bujiding still 'A’ x , jecontain stained glass figufes'of :;. tj the Mth Century ? A private hospital is situated z


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IS now home to the country's ? first'boutique" residential:


r A TINY hamletwith a'popular.xxi? t inn just on the outskirts, Holden i, Clough IS home to one of th e ' 0 : area's leading and longest established nurseries - The proprietor, of the nursery;; IS in demand as a radio broad-'


3nd the village^ caster and writer and is recog-^ extensively for his g a r - " * '


dening kifowledgeTwhilemany


f t V home park, developed by G u y - of the plants find themselves 1 Hindley, among whose claims to ^ V13 'order m homes


LYING on the south-eastern x-rx? side of Longridge Fell; Dutton is home to two notable historicsj': buildings;the Stydd and Dutton, Hall, the latter built in the reign ramie views of the Ribble Valley ''X 'P ths RHS magazine and an'??fey;^ of Charles II for.the Towneley..-k’.,^and Peridle Hill It has'an excek ''xTappearance on TV's ','Garden-sM-* family of Burnley^ I? ^


V ’ fanne are that he featured in the throughout the world x,l'4 Pj[,F1ost eligible bachelors


has recently been joined ,3.'?;


0 ’ rD iM i^ V r - i -nM '" ' ' ' ^ in the business by his son, G R IN D LE TO N , whose extensive collection of 7


ivTHE village has wide, p a n o - c r q c o s m i e has led to a feature u j. "GISBURN


Gisburn sits astride the A59. and IS traditionally a meeting place for those involved in the Valley'i agriculture. It is home


lent village trail, copies of which er'sWorld'^^ are available from the TIC in ‘a - ; C lith e ro e . '|> ||||§ |;^ f^ |^ ^


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T ilM ah yq fth e ^ Twereiorigiiia jly weave^^^ ^tages'andffite^^ trial days when cloth yvas frans-. V


j ’ HURST GREEN ^ ^ ? n


AN attractive village, particularrj-; ly so in spring and summer


; their best, Hurst Green is a pop-? ®'


ular spot fo r walkers, with' numerous routes either s t a r t - • ing from the village or passing ;.;i ; through -■


' ' ;: With intriguing inns and old i.?,:-


cottages, there is never a short-i : age of shelter, whatever the nsm'-■ weather, and numerous pic-’T,;-:?;: turesque routes converge here."?;. ' .'The Village is reputed to be?.?;-,


haunted by the highwayman . ■ ^ Ned King, thought to be the lifftf -. ghostly figure seen riding late:,.:' -• at night. He came to his end not far from the Punch Bowl Inn.-’ i ^ ;


is T h e Shireburn Arms Hotel isjS?. m^med a f te r i late landowner7.i|: ■and IS a popuIarTvenxie fo r wedj5.;; d i n g s " ' , v ' _ ' A Stonyhurst College, th e l •


'world famous Jesuit school,r i " f : established more than 400r;->|;f ,: year^gb)' dorninates the land-.sr: scape. The magnificent b'uild-.ij?:' ■


open to the public on specific:. • dates during the summer. The ■


: village ? television name Orm- - , ■ ston - was also the location fo r -- the film "Whistle Down the:.’- r ' : ' l Wind" _


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mgs and gardens are well worth : visiting; particularly on one.of;4x '.: the many open days during the,.* ■ summer months when conduct:! ■; ed tours a’ re available .


" ^ The college is set in exten­


sive parkland with huge ponds excavated in 1696 and Conan ?s; Doyle isone of many f a m o u s :: ex-scholars ^ J * " 7 ■" i '


if-Cromwell stayed at Stony? ? & - hurst in 1648, and in 1811 the'*-?;! ■ building became the first publics .: one to be lit by"gas.The Cente-;x ■ naries .Theatre is in the college 'X?: grounds and hosts concerts, - throughout the year


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