A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



1826 j^9 was paid by the agent of George Weld to 

 Peregrine Towneley of Towneley, who distributed it. 

 This charity has since been lost. Robert Halstead 

 of Rochester in 1649 left ^^3 6s. ?>ii. for the poor of 

 the parish of Burnley and the same for the poor of 

 Worsthorne ; the rent-charges are still paid, and the 

 money is distributed in money gifts. 



For Burnley and Habergham Eaves Elizabeth 

 Peel in 1 800 left the residue of her estate, now 

 represented by £\,izz consols, for the relief of the 

 poor in the winter mouths by gifts of bread and 

 clothing. Orders for clothing are given to over 

 100 persons in each township, the value being 4J. 

 each. 



In the township of Burnley the poor became 

 entitled to ;£5oo under the will of Molly Hindle, 

 1804 ; this now produces ^^13 15/., distributed at 

 Christmas-time in doles of cloth worth 5/. each. Mary 

 widow of the Rev. John Hargreaves in 18 14 left the 

 residue of her estate for poor widows in Burnley and 

 Bacup, and j^g a year is now paid by Sir J. O. S. 

 Thursby of Ormerod House, Burnley ; it is given in 

 doles of flannel and other dress materials. 



John Halstead of Broadbank in 1672 gave a rent- 

 charge of j^3 for the poor of Briercliffe with Ext« istle. 

 This is still in force, and doles of 5/. are distributed 

 to aged widows and others once a year. 



In Cliviger George Stephenson in 1805 intended 

 to leave £20 to the Sunday school and j^io to four 

 poor widows, and his representatives fulfilled his 

 intentions. The interest for the widows is now only 

 \s. %d. a year. On a women's sick club becoming 

 eitinct in 1875 the surplus funds, j^20, were 

 invested in consols, and now produce 9/. %d. a 1 ear, 

 divided among eight poor persons at Christmas-time. 



HABERGHAM EAVES 



Habringham, 1 241 and commonly; Habercham, 

 1269 ; Habringgeham, I 296 ; Habringham Evez (or 

 Eves), I 526. The g is hard. 



This township is not distinguished from Burnley 

 proper in the more ancient records,' while in recent 

 times, as the town grew, the mills and dwelling- 

 houses extended across the Calder, which was in 

 general the township boundary, and the northern 

 part of Habergham Eaves became part of the town, 

 and was recognized as such under the Improvement 

 Acts and in the borough charter. In 1 894 the 

 historical township was accordingly dissolved, nearly 

 half being added to the extended township of Burnley, 

 and the remainder with a small exception becoming 

 the present township or civil parish of Habergham 

 Eaves,' governed by a parish council. The industries 

 of the former part are those of Burnley ; in the latter 

 part the land is mostly used for pasture, but coal 

 mines and quarries exist over a large part of the 

 township, some being still worked. The area of 

 the historical township is 4,21 7 J acres, that of the 

 present one 2,21 S acres, including 25 of inland 

 water; the population in 1901 numbered 52,229 

 and 396 respectively. 



The dominating physical feature is the hill called 

 Horel.iw or Whorlaw in the centre of the southern 

 end of the township. It has a height of 1,153 ft- 

 above the sea, and from it the surface descends in all 

 directions, but chiefly towards the north, being brolen 

 by many doughs, some of them still wooded ; and 

 the Calder, along the northern boundary, falls from 

 420 ft. at the east to 320 ft. at the north. South of 

 Horelaw the land falls and rises again towards the 

 boundaries, attaining 1,240 ft. at Crown Point on 

 the south-east and 1,200 ft. near Nutshaw on the 

 south-west. The road from Manchester by way of 

 Rawtenstall enters the township near the last-named 

 corner, having Nutshaw to the left and Cronkshaw 

 to the right, and goes north on the west side of 

 Horelaw, passing Oakeneaves, Gibfield and Hud- 

 house ; after turning east by Healey and Pickup, it 

 goes north again into the centre of Burnley.' The 

 other principal roads are those leading into Burnley 

 from Blackburn by Padiham and from Accrington, 

 which cross the north end of the township, and going 

 eastward join before entering Burnley as Westgate. 

 The former road also makes a less direct entrance 

 into the town by Sandygate. The Lancashire and 

 Yorkshire Railway Company's line from Accrington 

 to Burnley and Colne runs east near the highway, 

 and before turning north to enter Burnley a branch 

 from it leads east and south-east towards Todmorden. 

 There are stations on the former line at Rose 

 Grove and Burnley Barracks, and on the branch at 

 Manchester Road and Towneley. The Leeds and 

 Liverpool Canal also winds along through the northern 

 end of the township, till at Kinsley it turns sharply 

 to the north to go through Burnley. Near Gannow 

 it passes through a tunnel a third of a mile long. 

 The Burnley electric tramways go to Padiham, and 

 have branches to Rose Grove, Manchester Road and 

 Towneley. 



Habergham Hall, of which there are now no 

 remains, stood near the western edge overlooking 

 the boundary clough. In a projecting part in the 

 north-west is Gawthorpe, on the western slope of 

 Ightenhill. Towneley, the other principal hall, stands 

 in its park on the eastern border of the township, 

 with Castle Hill to the south and the district called 

 Burnley Wood to the north of it. In addition to 

 those named there are a number of houses and place- 

 names of interest on account of their former possess- 

 ors. Micklehurst lay south of Habergham Hall, 

 Hollingreave, Moseley and Hufflen Hall are to the 

 west of Burnley Wood and Small Hazels to the 

 south-west of Towneley. Gannow is a hamlet to 

 the west of Burnley ; its progress was due to its 

 position near the roads and canal. To its north- 

 east are Whittlefield and Clifton, to the south and 

 south-west are Hargher Clough, Sep Clough, Small- 

 shaw and Kellor House, and to the north-west and 

 west are Palace House (modern). Tipping Hill, 

 Kiddrow (or Kidroe) and Thornhill Holme or Lower 

 Houses. This north-west part of the township was 

 formerly called Ightenhill. The barracks were built 

 by subscription in 1819.* The Burnley cemetery 



' In a trial in 1836 a witness aged 

 8c\enty stated that he remembered 

 Burnley and Habergham Eares forming 

 one township, having one overseer and 

 one constable ; Waddington MSS. In 

 the Ctniui Ktp. qI iSor Habersham 



Eaves appears as i separate town- 

 ship. 



^ Loc. Govt. Bd. Order 31666. The 

 exception is a small part of the old town- 

 ship added to Ightenhill Park to form the 

 present township of Ightenhill. 



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' The houses called Hudbouse and 

 Healey Hall have been demolished ; 

 Pickup or Piccope is called Green- 

 field. 



* They were built for cavalry, but 

 later -sed as infantry barrackt. 



