General Chat

Me and Hubby decided to have a ride out there yesterday. Beautiful villages etc. Just wondered if anyone on here lived there or near. LL

Hello, Dave, Its first time we have visited the area, but will def go back again. Beautiful!!! LL

Hi LL, Born and bred in area--Mother from Blacko,Aunties in Newchurch,Sisters in Nelson......beautiful part of the world..............but then I am slightly biased........cousins in Roughlee and Brierfield........a wonderful place to spend ones childhood Dave

Hello Buggs, Yes it is. I must admit I wouldn't fancy getting stranded around Pendle Hill. Very Spooky. It was also on Most Haunted, and they said it was one of most haunted/scariest locations they have ever been to. LL

LL, Next time you go for a drive ...take the road from Clitheroe through to Lancaster via what is called 'The Trough of Bowland' THATS beautiful, Enjoy,Dave

How's the Lord LL?

I'm on the edge of Clitheroe, heading towards Whalley. We have a great view of Pendle from our garden, and especially from my parents' room. I have some brilliant landscape photos of round there.

Thanks Dave, Will do. We went on spur of moment, and didn't realise just how much there was to see and do. Hubby has since looked on internet for more places to visit in the area. Buggs, I am also interested in the witches. I am not sure tho if there is a map that actually tells you where the farms are. ( maybe Dave could tell us? But, you can't go without visiting, the areas Dave has already mentioned . We went through Newchurch and visited the witches shop. We went through Barley and another place (sorry forgot name) RoughLee etc. Very, Very pretty villages. LL

CHEKAY, Its common knowledge, my husband (THE LORD) dissappeared in 1974 and hasn't been seen since. Can't think where you have been not to have known that *TUTS*

LL, The shop you mention is called 'Witches Galore' google the name and checkout their website (really good) also if you read,try 'Mist over Pendle' I think its by Harrison Ainsworth--fiction but set in all the places you visited and woven around the Lancashire Witches Dave

Thanks Dave, I did buy a book, from the shop, but not that one and it doesn't tell you much really, just the trials in (1613?). But if we go again I will look at other books. LL

Is that the novel Mist Over Pendle by Robert Neill? My gran was really interested in the Pendle Witches and after she died we got her copy of the book. I think it's still in print - I've seen it on sale in the bookshop.

Hello LL, am not too far away in south Cumbria and have visited some off the places, I have read ' mist over pendle' and loved the tales of Alice Nutter and her family, Caz xxx

Ahem! *modest cough* My ancestors OWNED the Forest of Boland and most of the surrounding areas. But when I lived in Lancashire and went to school in Darwen, I didn't know that.... OC

Hello Caz, Apparently, one of the farms is still owned bt the Nutter family (decendants of Alice Nutter). LL

ooooooo OC, You worth a few bob then? lol LLxx

Wow LL didnt know that. OC I remember you told me of Lancs links, forest of Bowland is so lovely and all the surrounding area, Caz xxx

One of the witches is buried in the churchyard at Newchurch. The church tower has an eye carved in it supposed to be the eye of God.......some say it is God keeping watch over the village..........others say it is to make sure the witch stays put !!!! Dave

Fascinating Dave, I must pop over the M6 from Cumbria and visit again soon!! Caz xxx

Dave, I'm sure the book I bought says there is a Nutter buried in the churchyard, but its NOT thought to be her. You living there can hopefully confirm one way or another? LL