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Forest of Pendle

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The most populated part of the ancient forest are not in the modern AONB. This includes the line of townships along the Barrowford road, from Higham to Barrowford, north of the River Calder and Blacko on the road from Barrowford to Gisburn, on the east of the forest. Parts south of
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under the de Lacys, the Forest of Pendle, like other forests, cattle started to be kept in the forest, and more agricultural development and settlement was allowed. There was also horse breeding and a deer park at Ightenhill.
53:. The area is not a forest in the modern sense of being heavily wooded, and has not been so for many centuries. Historically a somewhat larger area than the modern forest was one of the several 569: 92:, Pendle forest was part of the extensive forests in Blackburnshire, in the eastern part of what would become Lancashire. The entire area between the rivers Ribble and 1035: 76:, which is larger, and the modern version of the forest has come to contain areas to the north and east of Pendle Hill which are partly in the district of 562: 555: 334:
the forests began to be sold off to private holders with increased rights, and Pendle was developed further than it had been previously.
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As early as 1311 was divided into eleven places of pasture for cows, of which the principal names, as they appear in a commission of
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Today Pendle Forest is no longer a chase, but what is left of it is protected as a detached part of the designated "
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Within the honour of Clitheroe, two sets of forests were administered separately, those of Bowland, and those of
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Pendle Forest, like all the forests of Blackburnshire, was once entirely contained within the ancient parish of
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became the chapel of the forest, and eventually became the recognised centre of a parish.
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The general area suffered from Scottish attacks after the English defeat in the
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An History of the Original Parish of Whalley and Honor of Clitheroe... 3rd Ed
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Given in 1507 the names of these pastures or vaccaries where recorded as:
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The forest is not coterminous to the modern local government district of
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Original forest townships still within the AONB include Newchurch,
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Other townships which developed within the ancient forest include
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of Penhill, was perambulated in person by the first
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Over Rouglee and Nether Rouglee, al Rouglee Boothes
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Archived from 484: 408:, are now suburbs of the modern town of 25:Pendle Hill, as seen from Pendle Forest. 445: 264:Over Barrowforde and Nether Barrowforde 392:" (AONB) of the modern version of the 456:A Topographical Dictionary of England 7: 424:have been added to the forest AONB. 224:Overgouldeshey and Nethergouldeshey 1036:Geography of the Borough of Pendle 390:Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 67:Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 57:of the area, under the control of 14: 529:"Bowland Interactive Visitor Map" 214:Heigham Close olim Nether-heigham 502:Whitaker, Thomas Dunham (1818), 288:Hawebothe and Whitley in Habothe 33:is a hilly area to the east of 1: 508:, Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 320:Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster 786:Higham-with-West Close Booth 218:Higham with West Close Booth 188:Higham with West Close Booth 178:Higham with West Close Booth 88:In 1086, at the time of the 472:The Early History of Pendle 1067: 1046:Geography of Ribble Valley 736:Barley-with-Wheatley Booth 292:Barley-with-Wheatley Booth 208:Barley-with-Wheatley Booth 174:West Close and Hunterholme 970:Leeds and Liverpool Canal 841: 474:. Pendle Heritage Centre. 939:Watersheddles Reservoir 877:Lancashire Witches Walk 41:, roughly defining the 846:Forest of Bowland AONB 157: 49:and its tributary the 26: 1051:English royal forests 929:Black Moss Reservoirs 756:Bracewell and Brogden 316:Battle of Bannockburn 137: 98:William the Conqueror 24: 470:Brigg, Mary (1989). 326:Early modern history 96:had been granted by 685:Newchurch-in-Pendle 535:on 13 December 2013 459:. pp. 389–393. 343:Newchurch in Pendle 159:Already during the 63:Honour of Clitheroe 791:Kelbrook and Sough 102:Roger the Poitevin 27: 1041:Forest of Bowland 1023: 1022: 1019: 1018: 1014: 580:Borough of Pendle 578:Geography of the 394:Forest of Bowland 384:The modern forest 1058: 1008: 934:Ogden Reservoirs 851:Forest of Pendle 839: 572: 565: 558: 549: 544: 542: 540: 516: 488: 482: 476: 475: 467: 461: 460: 450: 84:Medieval history 59:Clitheroe Castle 31:Forest of Pendle 1066: 1065: 1061: 1060: 1059: 1057: 1056: 1055: 1026: 1025: 1024: 1015: 999: 990:Walverden Water 943: 917: 898:Boulsworth Hill 886: 860: 830: 811:Reedley Hallows 806:Old Laund Booth 796:Laneshaw Bridge 724: 618: 582: 576: 538: 536: 527: 524: 522:Further reading 519: 501: 492: 491: 483: 479: 469: 468: 464: 452: 451: 447: 437: 386: 328: 302:Reedley Hallows 258:Old Laund Booth 248:Old Laund Booth 238:Reedley Hallows 198:Reedley Hallows 86: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1064: 1062: 1054: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1028: 1027: 1021: 1020: 1017: 1016: 1013: 1012: 1007: 1005: 1001: 1000: 998: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 965:River Laneshaw 962: 957: 951: 949: 945: 944: 942: 941: 936: 931: 925: 923: 919: 918: 916: 915: 910: 905: 900: 894: 892: 888: 887: 885: 884: 879: 874: 868: 866: 862: 861: 859: 858: 856:South Pennines 853: 848: 842: 836: 832: 831: 829: 828: 826:Trawden Forest 823: 818: 816:Roughlee Booth 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 781:Goldshaw Booth 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 748: 743: 738: 732: 730: 726: 725: 723: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 680:Laneshawbridge 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 652: 647: 642: 637: 632: 626: 624: 620: 619: 617: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 590: 588: 584: 583: 577: 575: 574: 567: 560: 552: 546: 545: 523: 520: 518: 517: 498: 490: 489: 477: 462: 444: 443: 436: 433: 431:and Roughlee. 385: 382: 327: 324: 312: 311: 310: 309: 295: 285: 282:Roughlee Booth 275: 261: 251: 241: 231: 228:Goldshaw Booth 221: 211: 204:Bareley Boothe 201: 191: 184:Heigham Boothe 181: 121:Blackburnshire 85: 82: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1063: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1033: 1031: 1010: 1009: 1006: 1002: 996: 995:Wycoller Beck 993: 991: 988: 986: 985:Trawden Brook 983: 981: 978: 976: 973: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 953: 952: 950: 946: 940: 937: 935: 932: 930: 927: 926: 924: 920: 914: 911: 909: 906: 904: 901: 899: 896: 895: 893: 889: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 869: 867: 863: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 843: 840: 837: 833: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 754: 752: 749: 747: 744: 742: 739: 737: 734: 733: 731: 727: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 710:Wheatley Lane 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 627: 625: 621: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 591: 589: 585: 581: 573: 568: 566: 561: 559: 554: 553: 550: 534: 530: 526: 525: 521: 515: 511: 507: 506: 500: 499: 497: 496: 487:, p. 212 486: 485:Whitaker 1818 481: 478: 473: 466: 463: 458: 457: 449: 446: 442: 441: 434: 432: 430: 425: 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 403: 397: 395: 391: 383: 381: 379: 378:Wheatley Lane 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 346: 344: 340: 335: 333: 325: 323: 321: 317: 307: 303: 299: 296: 293: 289: 286: 283: 279: 276: 273: 269: 265: 262: 259: 255: 254:Whitley Carre 252: 249: 245: 242: 239: 235: 232: 229: 225: 222: 219: 215: 212: 209: 205: 202: 199: 195: 192: 189: 185: 182: 179: 175: 172: 171: 170: 169: 168: 165: 162: 156: 154: 150: 149:Henry de Lacy 146: 142: 136: 134: 130: 126: 122: 117: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 90:Domesday Book 83: 81: 79: 78:Ribble Valley 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 55:royal forests 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 23: 19: 975:Pendle Water 955:River Calder 850: 741:Barnoldswick 594:Barnoldswick 537:. 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Index


Pendle Hill
Lancashire
watershed
River Ribble
River Calder
royal forests
Clitheroe Castle
Honour of Clitheroe
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Pendle
Ribble Valley
Domesday Book
Mersey
William the Conqueror
Roger the Poitevin
de Lacy
Pontefract
Ightenhill
Blackburnshire
Trawden
Accrington
Rossendale
Henry VII
Chase
Henry de Lacy
Edward II
Middle Ages
Higham with West Close Booth
Higham with West Close Booth

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