Category Archives: Bacup

Weir… and perhaps a witch…

Posted on May 11, 2017 by LancashireFolk

In Weir, an area of Bacup, there was once a young woman who was married to an old man and dissatisfied with her lot. When night came she would steal away from her husband’s bed and go wandering, but where … Continue reading →

Posted in Bacup, Uncategorized, Witches & Wizards | 2 Comments

Up on the moor near Bacup, there is a pile of loose boulders in an area known as Hell Clough and, as you’d expect, there’s a legend featuring the Devil which explains how this came to be. Somewhere near this … Continue reading →

Posted on June 16, 2016 by LancashireFolk | 2 Comments