Pendle Hill
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Coordinates | 53°52′08″N 2°18′00″W / 53.869°N 2.3°W |
Geography | |
Location | Lancashire, England |
OS grid | SD804414 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 103 |
Pendle Hill is in the east of
History
The name "Pendle Hill" combines the words for hill from three different languages (as does
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There is an ancient local legend that the Devil once jumped from Hameldon Hill to an outcrop overlooking Sabden, on the southwest slope of Pendle, leaving footprints in the sandstone. Here he gathered rocks in an apron, and after proceeding the short distance to Apronfull, threw a boulder aimed at Clitheroe Castle. At that moment the apron string broke causing the boulder to land near Pendleton and creating the pile of rocks atop the slight prominence there.[5]
The hill is famous for its links to three events which took place in the 17th century: the
Quakers
In his autobiography, George Fox said he had a vision on Pendle Hill in 1652, during the early years of the Quakers:
As we travelled, we came near a very great hill, called Pendle Hill, and I was moved of the Lord to go up to the top of it; which I did with difficulty, it was so very steep and high. When I was come to the top, I saw the sea bordering upon Lancashire. From the top of this hill the Lord let me see in what places he had a great people to be gathered.
— George Fox: An Autobiography, Chapter 6
Pendle continues to be linked to the Quakers, who take
Witches and the supernatural
The story of the
The area is popular with
Pendle Hill was the subject of episode 12 of the "How Haunted?" podcast.
Pendle Hill and the surrounding area are the setting for 1951's classic Mist Over Pendle by
"The Witchfinders", the eighth episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, takes place during the 17th-century Pendle witch trials.
To mark the 400th anniversary, in January 2012 local artist Philippe Handford created a huge installation by putting '1612' on the side of Pendle Hill using 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) of horticultural fleece.[10][11]
Geography
Topography
Pendle Hill is separated from the nearby main bulk of the
Pendle Water, which runs through Ogden Clough, has its source on the summit plateau, heading southwest before turning back to the east as it falls into the Ogden valley. It joins the Lancashire Calder near Burnley, a few miles upstream from the confluence with Sabden Brook, which drains the southwest slopes of the hill. Mearley Brook cuts a large clough onto the northwest face, with its tributaries and those of Pendleton Brook draining this side directly into the River Ribble.[12]
Geology
The sloping
Much of the lower slopes are mantled by thick deposits of
The steep slopes of its eastern and southern flanks have given rise to a series of
See also
- Forest of Pendle
- Pendelfin, a Burnley-based stoneware company named after Pendle Hill
- Pendle Way
- Lancashire Witches Walk
References
Citations
- ^ a b Mark Jackson, More relative hills of Britain Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, Hill-bagging.co.uk, pp. 140-41
- ^ Forest of Bowland map (Map). Forestofbowland.com. Lancashire County Council.
- ^ "A Landscape Strategy for Lancashire — Landscape Character Assessment" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. 2000. p. 12. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Pendle Hill". Cheshirenow.co.uk.
- S2CID 216643240, retrieved 3 June 2021
- ^ Rowe, Mark (17 June 2012). "Pendle: Don't follow the crowds, follow the witches". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Home - Pendle Hill, a Quaker study, retreat, and conference center near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania". Pendlehill.org. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Sharpe 2002, p. 1
- ^ 'Most Haunted' crew has a spooky visit to Pendle Clitheroe Advertiser, 5 November 2004. Accessed 29 March 2008.
- ^ "TOUR OF BRITAIN: 'Giant cyclist' will be one hill of a welcome for racers". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "1612 appears on Pendle Hill to mark 400th anniversary of Lancashire Witch trials". Clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-319-22829-6.
- ^ Institute of Geological Sciences (British Geological Survey) 1975. England and Wales 1:50,000 scale geological map sheet 68 drift Edition Clitheroe
- ^ Harland, W.B. 1990 A Geologic Time Scale 1989, Cambridge University Press, p. 44
- ^ C.N. Waters. "Definitions of chronostratigraphic subdivisions. geochronology and event stratigraphy" (PDF). Core.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-0-7190-6204-9
External links
- A circuit of Pendle Hill from Barley
- Computer generated summit panorama Pendle Hill index
- Images of Pendle hill on Flickr
- Devil's apronful, Pendle Hill