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Category Archives: Local Legends
Alderman Hill and Alphin Pike
Alphin Pike These high points near Saddleworth (near Manchester) were named after the two giants who made their homes there; Alphin and Alderman. They were friendly with each other at first, until they both fell in love with Rimmon, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Giant, Local Legend, Saddleworth
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The Tale of Fox Robin
St Peter’s Church, Westleigh In Westleigh, Greater Manchester, Fox Robin is a well-known name. Fox Robin was a farmer and Fox Robin Fold was his farm; the land was bought in recent years by Westleigh High School and is now … Continue reading
Posted in Local Legends, Manchester, Uncategorized
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The Park Mistress of Hornby Park
This little ghost story has some folk elements which are hard to ignore. A woman named Meg Brackin was out in Hornby Park one evening, looking for kindling for her fire. She came across another woman and wondered what she … Continue reading
Posted in Ghosts, Local Legends, Uncategorized
Tagged ghost, Hornby Castle, Hornby Park
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‘Red Clogs’ a Coalminer’s Ghost
Recently, whilst researching for Manchester Folk, I came across an intriguing mention of a ghost known as Red Clogs. No detail was given but with a little research, I discovered that he wasn’t called that because he wore red clogs … Continue reading
Posted in Ghosts, Local Legends, Uncategorized
Tagged brickwork, coalmine, ghost, Local Legend, red clogs
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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
Sir Richard Owen and a gruesome tale
Sir Richard Owen Whilst this story has only a tenuous link to folklore proper, it is one which has haunted me since I first discovered it some years ago. And so I offer it here – make of it what … Continue reading
Posted in Lancashire, Local History, Local Legends, Uncategorized
Tagged Lancaster Castle, local history, Sir Richard Owen
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St Andrew’s Church, Leyland – and its monstrous cat.
Long ago, the people of Whittle-le-Woods set about building a church. All the townspeople helped, so that by the end of the first day the foundations were already laid. The next morning, the priest was visited by a farmer from … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Church, Local Legends, Uncategorized
Tagged cats, church, Leyland, Moving church
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Lancashire Folk – the Book!
‘Lancashire Folk’ by Melanie Warren Very pleased to finally be able to announce that Lancashire Folk will be published in November 2015, by Schiffer Publishing, as part of their extensive collection of paranormal literature. As stock comes to their UK … Continue reading
Posted in Boggart, Castles, Church, Devil Tales, Dragons, Fairies, Ghosts, Green Men, Halls and Houses, Holy Relics, Holy Wells, Lancashire, Lancashire custom, Local History, Local Legends, Miracles, Mistletoe Bough, Mysteries, Railway Ghosts, Skulls, Stones, Traditions, Uncategorized, Way Crosses, Witches & Wizards
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Written Stone Lane
Written Stone Lane, Longridge Written Stone Lane is little more than a country lane today, but it is part of an old Roman road and was once a thoroughfare. It takes its name from a large slab of stone on … Continue reading
Posted in Boggart, Inscriptions, Local Legends, Stones
Tagged Inscriptions, Longridge, Rauffe Radcliffe, stone, Written Stone Lane
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Ladyewell, at Fernyhalgh, near Preston
Ladywell House is a vocational centre with a small chapel on the upper floor. It takes its name from the magical spring-fed well which lies in the grounds of the house. Today it is easily accessible, but once upon a … Continue reading
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