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Haslingden
Haslingden (Lancashire)
Haslingden

Haslingden shown within Lancashire
Population 15,000
OS grid reference SD783232
District Rossendale
Shire county Lancashire
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ROSSENDALE
Postcode district BB4
Dialling code 01706
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Hyndburn, Rossendale and Darwen
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°42′18″N 2°19′41″W / 53.705, -2.328

Haslingden is a small town in the Rossendale Valley in Lancashire, lying 19 miles north of Manchester. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Rossendale is a local government district with Borough status Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Blackburn postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Accrington, Barnoldswick, Blackburn, Burnley The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Lancashire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in the North West England The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Shire county of Lancashire The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warner's plans to reduce the number of NHS North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Hyndburn is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of places within the ceremonial county boundaries of Lancashire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Rossendale Valley is part of the Forest of Rossendale, an upland area of North West England, principally in Lancashire. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The name means 'valley of the hazels', though the town is in fact set on a high and windy hill. In the early 20th century it was an independent borough, but following local government reorganisation in 1974 it became part of the Borough of Rossendale. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Rossendale is a local government district with Borough status In 1831 there was a population of 7,776. It forms part of a conurbation with Bacup and Rawtenstall. Bacup is a town within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. Rawtenstall (pronounced "Rottenstall" ˈrɒtənˌstɔːl or ˈrɒʔnˌstɔːl is a town at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, in Lancashire,

Haslingden is the birthplace of the composer Alan Rawsthorne (1905-1971), was the home for many years of the Irish Republican leader, Michael Davitt (1846-1906), and Haslingden Cricket Club is a member of the noteworthy Lancashire League. Alan Rawsthorne (2 May 1905 &ndash 24 July 1971 was a British Composer. Michael Davitt ( Irish name: Mícheál Mac Dáibhéid) ( March 25, 1846 &ndash May 30, 1906) was an Irish The Lancashire League is a competitive league of local Cricket clubs drawn from the small to middle-sized mill towns mainly but not exclusively of East Lancashire

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History

Arms of the former Haslingden Council
Arms of the former Haslingden Council

Part of what is now Haslingden, along with that of the neighbouring towns of Rawtenstall and beyond that Bacup were part of the Forest of Blackburnshire, that part being the Forest of Rossendale. Rawtenstall (pronounced "Rottenstall" ˈrɒtənˌstɔːl or ˈrɒʔnˌstɔːl is a town at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, in Lancashire, Bacup is a town within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. The Rossendale Valley is part of the Forest of Rossendale, an upland area of North West England, principally in Lancashire. The Forest was a hunting park during the late 13th and 14th centuries; 'Forest' referred to it being parkland rather than being heavily wooded, as the forest declined much earlier, during the Neolithic period.

Haslingden grew from a market town (a market was established in 1676) and later a coaching station to a significant industrial borough during the period of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the In particular with the mechanisation of the wool and cotton spinning and weaving industries from the 18th to the 19th centuries, and with the development of watermills, and later steam power. Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Spinning is an ancient textile art in which plant, animal or synthetic Fibers are twisted together to form Yarn (or thread This article describes textile weaving For other senses of this word see Weaving (disambiguation. This article is about a type of structure For other locational uses see Milldam.

the hills above Haslingden town
the hills above Haslingden town

Haslingden was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1891. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to In the 20th century the population declined from 19,000 in the 1911 census to 15,000 in the 1971 census.

Buildings and points of interest

Haslingden Flagstone

Haslingden is notable for its stone quarrying, and Haslingden Flagstone (a quartz-based sandstone) was exported throughout the country in the 19th century with the opening up of the rail network. It was used in the paving of London, including Trafalgar Square. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London it is a tourist attraction its trademark is Nelson's

Flagstone is a type of sedimentary rock, relatively easy to split or quarry in slabs, and hence ideal for paving. Locally it is also used for making fences and roofing. There are Upper and Lower Haslingden Flagstones and the name is given to layers of the stone that appear throughout the area (not only in Haslingden) although the most spectacular examples are in the Rossendale valley.

Churches

Haslingden's Anglican parish church, St. James', was built in the 18th century on a site occupied by a church building since at least 1284. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs In that year a deed of gift of the Earl of Lincoln to the monks of Stanlaw granted them the parish of Whalley. Earl of Lincoln is a title that has been created eight times in the Peerage of England. When they later took possession and had a valuation of its assets done, they recorded at Haslingden one of the parish's seven independent chapelries. Beside the Memorial Gardens, the Manchester Road Methodist Church is a classic building with an Italian-inspired interior. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations

The Public Hall

The Public Hall was opened in 1868 and built by a private company formed by 'gentlemen representing the working classes and temperance movement'. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types See also Prohibition, Teetotalism The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of Alcohol consumed within a community or society in It was bought by the town council in 1898 but is now largely unused. Used for 50 or more years by Rossendale Amateur Operatic Society, and other local groups, the hall was closed by Rossendale Council in 2005 after an audit commission found them to be the worst council in the country (bar none). The hall has since been sold by the council to an Asian group and is in the process of being turned into a mosque. The public hall was once a venue of Winston Churchill during his early political career. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Emmeline Pankhurst once addressed the people of Haslingden from the stage and, after the Battle of the Somme in 1916, it was a temporary hospital for the survivors of the Accrington Pals who were sent home for treatment. Emmeline Pankhurst (née Goulden; 15 July 1858 14 June 1928 was a political activist and leader of the British Suffragette movement The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916 was among the largest battles of the First World War Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Accrington Pals can also refer to a play based upon the soldiers - See The Accrington Pals (play The Accrington Pals was a British First

Schools

The Wesleyan School formerly on the site of the current health centre was the was the first site in the world to introduce standardised intelligence tests for five to six year olds. A clinic (or an outpatient clinic) is a small private or public health facility that is devoted to the care of Outpatients, often in a community in contrast An Intelligence Quotient or IQ is a score derived from one of several different Standardized tests attempting to measure Intelligence. [1] Haslingden High School is a specialist arts college. Haslingden High School is a secondary school located in Haslingden, Rossendale, England. The specialist schools programme is a UK government initiative which encourages Secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum

The library

Originally Haslingden Mechanics' Institute and opened in 1860, it became the public library in 1905. Historically Mechanics' Institutes were educational establishments formed to provide Adult education, particularly in technical subjects to working men A blue plaque commemorates Michael Davitt. The young Davitt migrated to Haslingden with his family to escape the effects of the 1840s Irish Potato Famine. He began working in a cotton mill but at the age of 11 his right arm was entangled in a cogwheel and mangled so bad it had to be amputated. When he recovered from his operation a local benefactor, John Dean, helped to give him an education. He also started night classes at the Mechanics' Institute and used its library. Michael Davitt's family home from 1867-1870 on Wilkinson Street is now marked by a memorial plaque.

Railway

Haslingden was once connected to Accrington and Bury by railway (Rush, 1983). Accrington is a town within the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, in North West England. Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, north-northwest of the city of Manchester, west-southwest of The East Lancashire Railway built a station here, which remained open under British Railways until the 1960s, when the line was closed due to the Beeching Report (Wells and Bentley, 2000). See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government 's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system Much of the trackbed of the railway is no longer visible, with the A56 by-pass built over it between Grane Road and Blackburn Road, however, the line can still be traced through Helmshore towards Stubbins where several magnificent viaducts still remain. Helmshore is a village in the Rossendale Valley, Lancashire, England. Stubbins is an industrial village in the southern part of the Rossendale Valley, Lancashire.

Other notable places

The town centre is home to the famous Big Lamp originally erected in 1841 and from where all distances in Haslingden are measured, although the original lamp has been replaced by a replica. Cissy Green's Bakery can be found on Deardengate. People visit from across Lancashire to sample the handmade pies which are still made to the original 1920s recipe. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea To the north of the town is the Holland's Pies factory, and Winfield's, a large warehouse-style retail development selling footwear and clothing, and promoting itself as a family day out. Holland's Pies is a manufacturer of Pies and puddings based in Baxenden, near Accrington in Lancashire, England.

Beauty spots

Calf Hey Reservoir in Grane Valley
Calf Hey Reservoir in Grane Valley

The nearby Snighole (eel-hole) in Helmshore is a well-known beauty spot. Snighole is a local beauty spot situated in the valley of the River Ogden in the Lancashire village of Helmshore, near Haslingden in the Helmshore is a village in the Rossendale Valley, Lancashire, England. The Grane Valley including three reservoirs to the west of the town is popular with walkers, but there are also lovely walks in all directions. Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors.

Victoria Park has a bowling green, children's playground, skateboard park and ball court. In English garden history, a bowling green is a finely-laid close-mown and rolled stretch of flat Lawn for playing the game of Bowls, a fashion in A playground or play area is an area designed for Children to play, indoors or outdoors A skatepark is a purpose-built Recreational environment for Skateboarders to ride and develop their technique The top of the park affords wonderful views of Musbury Hill.

St. James' Churchyard also gives lovely views towards Accrington and down into the old railway cutting which now houses the Haslingden bypass. But the best views are from the Halo on Top o'Slate.

The Halo

The Halo is a Panopticon artwork sited in the hills above Haslingen as the centrepiece of a reclaimed landscape. ' Panopticons' is an arts and regeneration project of the East Lancashire Environmental Arts Network managed by Mid Pennine Arts It glows at night and is an unusual landmark, and an impressive viewpoint.

Notable local residents

References

Further reading

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