41-592: Hapton may refer to: Hapton, Lancashire , England Hapton, Norfolk , England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hapton&oldid=932864471 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
82-692: A civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Burnley Rural District from 1894 (until 1974). However, in 1894, the Padiham Green area of the parish transferred to [adiham and Clowbridge to Dunnockshaw . There were further boundary changes in 1935 when the parish lost another small area to Padiham but gained a detached part of Dunnockshaw. 2004 saw the parish loose more territory in the north to Padiham, with an area in Lowerhouse transferred to Burnley. The village gives its name to
123-422: A dozen streets of terraced houses extended from the mill, along Manchester Road to the station. The chemical factory covered approximately the same area as the village and had its own sidings . Another weaving shed , Robert Walton’s Hapton Mill, was erected on the canal in 1905-6 and there was also Mathers Brick & Tile Works, the site later occupied by Lucas Industries and redeveloped for residential use in
164-500: A facility at Park Gate Farm. These quarries ceased operation in 1909, but extensive remains are still exist. Another on the canal west of the village (Hapton Hall) was worked until 1914. During World War II the Government funded the construction of plant for Magnesium Elektron at Pollard Moor to produce metals for the aircraft industry . It closed afterward, and was later occupied by Hepworth Building Products. Since 2010, with
205-490: A garret or attic. According to William Brereton , who visited Berwick in 1633, the building work ended at the Earl's death in 1611. A stately "platform" was begun, and a long gallery with a large mantlepiece (5 yards long) had a flat roof for promenaders to view the landscape. Large parts of the castle structure were reused as masonry in the 17th century, including for the construction of the parish church, Holy Trinity , during
246-514: A house on the site of Berwick Castle. The master of royal building work in Scotland, James Murray of Kilbaberton was involved in the construction. The mansion was never finished but was widely rumoured to be magnificent. George Chaworth wrote to the Earl of Shrewsbury in 1607 about its size, height, views, and good proportions and that its long gallery would make that at Worksop Manor look like
287-695: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hapton, Lancashire Hapton / ˈ h æ p t ə n / is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Burnley in Lancashire , England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Burnley , with a railway station on the East Lancashire Line . At the United Kingdom Census 2011 , it had a population of 1,979. The parish adjoins
328-665: The Carboniferous period, while the hills are formed of Carboniferous sandstones, ranging from millstone grits to finer grained stone such as the Dyneley Knott flags and the Dandy Mine Rock. The drift cover consists primarily of glacial till deposits, which cause poor-drainage soils, meaning the grassland is prone to reed growth. A fault known as the Deerplay fault runs in a north-westerly direction under
369-795: The 1120s. It was taken by the English forces under the terms of the Treaty of Falaise in 1175 but then sold back to Scotland by the English King Richard I to fund the Third Crusade in around 1190. In November 1292, representatives of the English King Edward I arrived in Berwick and announced, in the great hall of the castle, King Edward's adjudication in favour of John Balliol of the dispute between him, Robert
410-628: The 1990s. The only inn in Hapton before 1848 was the Towneley Arms which was situated in a no longer extant building on the north-east corner of the Lane Ends road junction. The Hapton Inn, across Accrington Road was established in the later 1800s. A schoolhouse is also existed in 1848, on Manchester Road, then in an isolated position north of Lane ends. St Margaret's Church was founded in 1914, with Church of England services previously held in
451-845: The Bruce and the count of Holland for the Crown of Scotland. The castle was retaken by the forces of King Edward I in March 1296 during the First War of Scottish Independence . However, the forces of Robert the Bruce recovered the castle for Scotland in April 1318. In 1330, "Roberto de Lawedre" of the Bass , described as Custodian or Keeper of the Marches and the Castle of Berwick, received, apparently upon
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#1732793316565492-643: The Burnley parishes of Dunnockshaw , Habergham Eaves and Padiham and the Lowerhouse area of Burnley , the Hyndburn parish of Altham and Huncoat area of Accrington and the Loveclough area of Rossendale . The Leeds and Liverpool Canal and M65 motorway both pass through the village. The name Hapton is thought to have been derived from the Old English words hēap and tūn meaning
533-473: The Hapton with Park ward of the Borough of Burnley , which also includes the eastern areas of Padiham. In recent years this ward has shown high levels of support for the British National Party , electing a BNP councillor in 2003 , 2004 , 2006 , 2007 and 2008 . After the 2010 elections, the borough's only remaining BNP councillors were those elected by this ward. Sharon Wilkinson lost
574-560: The Starkies of Huntroyde Hall in 1734. Shuttleworth Hall is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of the town along the A6068 road toward Padiham . The house dates from 1639 and is a working farmhouse. Manchester Road appears on a map of 1661, and is likely part of an old route from Padiham over the moor to Haslingden . Although the Leeds and Liverpool Canal opened to Burnley in 1801,
615-532: The Towneley estate, descending to Caroline Louisa, eldest daughter and co-heir of Colonel Charles Towneley and wife of Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon , who put 2,500 acres in Hapton up for sale in 1923. Shuttleworth has been occupied since at least the 14th-century. Henry de Shuttleworth died before 1325 holding lands in Shuttleworth of John son and heir of Edmund Talbot. The estate was purchased by
656-626: The actual boundary. On the eastern side New Barn Clough also flows north to join Habergham Brook, which along with Hapton Clough forms Green Brook at Spa Wood. In the centre a number of small streams combine to form Shaw Brook, which flows on the eastern side of the village and joins Green Brook just before its confluence with the Calder in Padiham. The underlying geology of the Hapton area consists of Lower Westphalian coal measures of
697-421: The ages of 16 and 74 were classed as economically active and in work. On the eastern side of the parish a colliery began in 1853 at Spa Wood, this would develop into a significant enterprise known as Hapton Valley Colliery , which would survive to be Burnley’s last deep mine, operating until 1982. By the 1890s a tram road connected it to Porters Gate Colliery in the southeast and Barclay Hills Colliery in
738-579: The area of the parish has decreased from 1,979 hectares (7.64 sq mi; 19.79 km ) to 1,240 hectares (4.8 sq mi; 12.4 km ) ( 37.3%), giving a population density of 1.60 inhabitants per hectare (410/sq mi; 160/km ). In 2011 the average ( mean ) age of residents was 42.9 years, with a roughly even distribution between males and females. The racial composition was 98.2% White (97.0 White British) 1.1% Asian, 0.1% Black, 0.7% Mixed and 0.1% Other. The largest religious groups were Christian (75.9%) and Muslim (0.9%). 69.7% of adults between
779-617: The capture of Berwick Castle . He was married to Isabella Pilkington, the daughter of his guardian and later served as a soldier, being awarded a knighthood in 1497. With Royal permission he enclosed the manors of Towneley and Hapton, which he connected with the illegal enclosure of Horelaw Hill. After the King's commissioners re-let the Forest of Rossendale to local farmers in 1507, Towneley in 1514 enlarged his park at Hapton to embrace 1100 Lancashire acres (2,000 acres (810 ha), about half of
820-535: The constituency into which the parish falls, is Oliver Ryan of the Labour Party , who was first elected in 2024 . At the southern end of the parish is Hameldon Hill , the summits of which attain 1,305 feet (398 m) and 1,343 feet (409 m). On the western side Castle Clough Brook runs north through a significant valley to join the Calder at Eaves Barn, however it is Shorten Brook further west that forms
861-645: The construction of a new bridge over the canal, the site has been redeveloped into the Burnley Bridge Business Park. It neighbours the Network 65 business park, developed in the 2000s, both connecting to junction 9 on the M65 motorway . The William Blythe factory, which at its peak employed 1,000 people, closed in 2006. Ownership of the 38-acre (15 ha) site passed to multi-national Synthomer PLC (then Yule Catto), who funded work to remediate
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#1732793316565902-401: The eastern side of the parish toward Lowerhouse. There is a Site of Biological Importance at Mill Hill, Castle Clough Woods. There are many native and visiting varieties of birds, plants and animals. In addition to UK common species, green and lesser-spotted woodpecker, willow tit, yellow wagtail, woodcock and herons have all been spotted in the area. Water vole, newt and frog can be found on
943-423: The enclosure on the hill. The civil parish of Hapton is thought to be the amalgamation of three medieval manors . Hapton is linked to the original castle and village that would later develop near it. To the northwest lies Shuttleworth, thought to be the origin of the family better known at Gawthorpe Hall . The third manor was called Birtwistle and its location is uncertain, but has been suggested to have been near
984-479: The final seat in 2012 , a decade since the far-right group were first elected to the council. The ward elects three councillors, currently Joanne Broughton, Alan Hosker, and Jamie McGowan, all of the Conservatives . The parish is represented on Lancashire County Council as part of the Padiham & Burnley West division , represented since 2017 by Alan Hosker. The Member of Parliament for Burnley ,
1025-399: The ford. The Burnley Way passes through the parish, passing Shuttleworth and following Castle Clough and the part of the old road to Haslingden as it climbs over Hameldon to Clow Bridge . According to the United Kingdom Census 2011 , the parish has a population of 1,979, a decrease from 3,769 in the 2001 census. This represents a decline of 47.5% over ten years. During the same period
1066-600: The gap was wide open to Scotland. The surveyor of fortifications recommended the demolition of the castle, but in October 1600 Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby , Governor of Berwick, was said to have rebuilt some structures for his own use and pleasure. After the Union of the Crowns in 1603, the military presence in Berwick was scaled down. The Scottish courtier, George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar began to build
1107-560: The land for future housing use. At the time of 2011 census only 14 people where listed as long-term unemployed in the parish, with the most common employment sectors being manufacturing, retail, health and education. Notes Citations Berwick Castle Berwick Castle is a ruined castle in Berwick-upon-Tweed , Northumberland, England. The castle was commissioned by the Scottish King David I in
1148-825: The last recorded instance of the Towneleys at Hapton Tower. Parts of the Tower are thought to have been incorporated into other buildings including Dyneley Hall in Cliviger , Browsholme Hall in Bowland and closer to the site at Watson Laithe Farm. By 1661 the lower part of the Park, north of the Tower extending to Habergham Brook, had been divided into large enclosures and these were subsequently divided into smaller ones that are still worked by today's farmers. The land would remain with
1189-408: The last week of August 1482, when Richard, Duke of Gloucester captured the castle from Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes , during his invasion of Scotland . Planned repairs to the castle in 1483 were entrusted to Alexander Lee, a royal chaplain. The master carpenter of Berwick, George Porter, was ordered to build 120 houses in the town, and chambers, a hall, and a lodging in the castle. The castle
1230-435: The manager of the cattle farms in the forests, purchased the manor of Hapton and in 1356 his grandson, also called Gilbert acquired Birtwistle. His son John would marry Cecilia one of the co-heirs of Towneley Hall and their grandson John Towneley would later take control of all three manors. In 1482, Sir John Towneley inherited the estate at the age of nine, when his father, also called Richard, died of wounds obtained during
1271-481: The northeast and ultimately to a coal yard on the canal at Gannow in Burnley. A number of smaller quarries on the hills south of the village grown by 1886 into the Hameldon Quarries when Henry Heys and Co took over the operation. It supplied large quantities of flagstones for the construction of mills in Burnley and Padiham. At that time tram roads connected the main site to another at Snipe Rake and to
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1312-565: The schoolroom. By 1931, although housing in the village had approximately doubled, only the Church, vicarage, new school, recreation ground and a handful of houses existed south of the railway. However Lane Ends, on the Burnley Accrington Road had developed into a hamlet. By 1961 semi-detached housing had extended along Manchester Road to Lane Ends. Hapton was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became
1353-571: The site of Hapton Tower. The ancient township extended from the River Calder in the north, over Hameldon Hill to the Forest of Rossendale in the south. Hapton Fell Race and Hameldon Quarry Fell Race are annual fell races run from The Hapton Inn over Hameldon Hill. Castle Clough was once the site of a castle, and Hapton Park was the location of Hapton Tower, built around 1510 by Sir John Towneley (1473-1540). In 1328 Gilbert de la Legh,
1394-527: The site of an earlier corn mill. The present village of Hapton is largely a product of the Industrial Revolution . By the time of first Ordnance Survey map of the area, published in the 1840s, tram roads cross Stone Moor to the north, connecting the Wharf to collieries there, with more coal mines evident near the castle site. The Castle Clough Works was labelled as a dye works, but the rest of
1435-400: The steeper-sided river embankments and in large marshy wet areas by the stone bridge at the ford known as Castle Clough South and Childers Green. Bluebells grow in abundance. The entire area was classed as an area of Biological Heritage to be protected under Lancashire County Council 's Local Plan for Burnley. There is free parking at Mill Hill Picnic area, about 27 yards (25 m) upstream of
1476-554: The stretch from Hapton to Blackburn was not completed until 1810 and it was 1816 before it connected to Liverpool. A Wharf was situated near the Hapton Bridge presumably to serve Padiham. Accrington Road was the last of the Turnpike trust roads to be built in the local area in 1827. The Castle Clough Works was established as a cotton spinning mill in 1792, where the old road to Shuttleworth crosses Castle Clough Brook, possibly
1517-565: The termination of his employment there, £33.6s.8d, plus a similar amount, from the Scottish Exchequer. Robert Ogle was captain of the castle in 1435. The castle was worth circa £194 in peacetime, with another £200 to be paid in time of war. In 1464, the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland record that Robert Lauder of Edrington was paid £20 for repairs made to Berwick Castle. The castle finally fell into English hands in
1558-407: The township ) making it the second largest in historic Lancashire after that of the Earl of Derby at Knowsley . His enclosure of this land seems to have made him unpopular, as an old local legend claims that his ghost haunts the hills. In his will dated 1627, Richard Towneley (1566-1628) left all his armour at Whalley to his son Richard. The will of Richard's wife Jane, dated 1633, provides
1599-491: The township is still rural. The Hapton Chemical Works was established by Riley and Smalley on the northern side of the canal and east side of Manchester Road in 1842 to provide chemical products for the textile trade. It was taken over by William Blythe by 1915. Although the East Lancashire railway line was constructed through the township in 1848, the railway station didn't open until the 1860s. Perseverance Mill
1640-459: Was built for John Simpson in 1867 and had an attached magneto works. In 1888, Walter and Joseph Simpson established an Electrical Engineering company in Hapton called Simpson Bros. They specialised in the electrification of cotton mills and to promote the new business they installed three electric street lights, making Hapton the first village in Britain with electric lighting. By the 1890s about
1681-404: Was rendered obsolete by the construction of modern ramparts around Berwick during the reign of Elizabeth I in the late 16th century and it went into steady decline. In August 1590 John Selby reported that a round tower used as the castle's only gun emplacement had collapsed in wet weather. The cost of repair in 1597 was estimated at £200, and John Carey wrote that work was necessary because