Higham, Lancashire
Higham | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | BURNLEY | |
Postcode district | BB12 | |
Dialling code | 01282 | |
Police | Lancashire | |
Fire | Lancashire | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Higham is a village in the
According to the
The parish adjoins the other Pendle parishes of
Governance
Higham with West Close Booth was once a
Along with Goldshaw Booth, Barley-with-Wheatley Booth and Roughlee Booth, the parish forms the Higham with Pendleside ward of Pendle Borough Council.[7]
Facilities
The centre of Higham is a
Amenities include a pub, the Four Alls Inn, est. 1798 where one can discover the meaning of "Four Alls";[9] the Church of St. John the Evangelist (C of E) built 1874,[10] Higham C of E (Controlled) Primary School,[11] and the Village Hall.[12]
Buildings and features
The Spout is a feature in the centre of the village, providing constant natural spring water. Nearby is the historic site of a
Other buildings of note include the village hall, 1837, which was built as the National School and also used for Church of England services until St. John's Church was built. Higham Hall, 17th century, had been used for meetings of the court of the Forest of Pendle. Clover Croft Mill stood in the centre of the village, having latterly been used as a furniture factory. The demolition was completed in 2006 to enable a housing development to be built on the site.
On the road to Nelson are three buildings of interest: Lower White Lee (18th century), Higher White Lee birthplace of Jonas Moore (see below), Ashlar House has a porch dated 1594 with the names Richard Grimshaw and John Box, but the house seems to have been rebuilt in the 17th century.
Notable residents
- Herbert Butterworth (1902–1938) professional footballer, born in Higham.
- Harry Hargreaves (1896–1975) professional footballer, born in Higham.
- Jonas Moore (1617–1679) later Sir Jonas Moore FRS, was an English mathematician, surveyor, Ordnance officer and patron of astronomy, born at White Lee, now Higher White Lee Farm, Higham.[13]
- The Pendle Witches. One of the families swept up in the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612 was the 'Chattox' clan, based in West Close where the old crone Mother Chattox lived and her family pursued their work of professional begging. In Alizon Device's confession she told that "Anne Whittle, alias Chattox, was suspected for bewitching the drinke of John Moore of Higham, gentleman"[14] and for causing one of his sons to die. The landlord of the pub, The Four Alls, accused Chattox of putting a curse on his brew. The suspected witches were first examined at Ashlar House, by local Magistrate Roger Nowell of nearby Read Hall.
See also
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Key Statistics Retrieved 2 September 2015
- ^ Forest of Bowland map (Map). forestofbowland.com. Lancashire County Council.
- ^ a b Lancashire and Furness (Map) (1st ed.). 1 : 10,560. County Series. Ordnance Survey. 1848.
- ^ "Higham with West Close Booth Tn/CP through time". visionofbritain.org.uk. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Local Government Boundary Commission For England Report No. 5O5" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. October 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Higham with Pendleside". Ordnance Survey Linked Data Platform. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Higham Conservation Area map
- ^ Parish Council website section for the Four Alls Inn
- ^ St John's Church Higham
- ^ Higham C of E (Controlled) Primary School
- ^ Parish Council website section for the Village Hall
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19137. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ The Pendle Witches