geology 1820

The key didn't reproduce well but the grey shading over Springhill refers to 'coal extracts'.

geology modern

dark grey: lower coal measures, light grey: millstone grit, pale orange: peat, pink: sand and gravel, blue: boulder clay.

Saxon England

Land between the Ribble and the Mersey was variably held between Northumbria and Mercia.

1534

C16

Speed 1610

Speed 1610 detail

Detail from the above with Rosfendale in Blackburn hundred and St Nicholas' Newchurch marked.

Yates 1786

Detail from the Yates map of Lancashire 1786. The full one is huge. Hurst Lane, Waingate Lane are clearly shown. Edge Lane isn't shown but was probably there at this time. Polefield Cottage is shown.

Cary 1787

Cary 1787 detail

Hurst Lane again shown clearly, Waingate Lane not marked. The road is clearly north of the river - Bacup Road not yet built. Not sure why Rosendale is shown near Lower Darwen.

honour of Clitheroe

Hundreds

wool workers

townships

Springhill was in Newchurch township

turnpikes

Haslingden to Todmorden turnpike 1789. John Ashworth had shares in the company.

turnpike extensions 1814

intended branches to the Haslingden-Todmorden turnpike, 1814

Greeenwood 1818 detail

Hurst Lane and Waingate Lane both marked, the latter coming over Chapel Hill into Scout. Bacup Road not shown.

1832 parliamentary boundaries

Blackburn and Bolton to return two members each, Burnley, Bury and Rochdale one each. The red line divided Lancs. northern and Lancs. southern constituencies.

Location of Collieries

Owned by Ashworth Hargreaves Ltd

1844

Edge Lane joins Saunder Height Lane to Lumb. Path to Mucky Earth (here labelled Black Earth) shown. Conway Road shown, extending between what is now the middle and top rugby pitches. Path from Edge Lane farm to Meadowhead still exists in its northern portion as the path up from Balladen Brook. Bacup Road is now shown, Peel St isn't. Newchurch Road between Cloughfold and Newchurch labelled as 'Clough Lane'. Tomb marked in what is now Patrick Crescent.

Rawtenstall 1844

Adjacent section to the above map, Hurst Lane and Waingate Lane both marked.

cotton mills c 1844

Dugdale 1846

Dugdale 1846 detail

Cloughfold not marked. Higher and Lower Booths transposed, Seat Naze in the wrong place.

Meadow Head

Plan of land at Meadowhead showing adjacent landowners. It also shows that Balladen Brook marked the boundary between Lower Booths and Deadwenclough.

parliament boundaries 1886

Rossendale a constituency in its own right.

parliament boundaries 1886 detail

Hurst Lane still marked.

cloughfold 1891

Marl Pits now marked, as a dwelling, area marked as 'Higher Cloughfold'.

Field names

water Saunder Height

Plans showing the pipe system bringing the water from Saunder Height to Springhill. Some aspects still function.

1899 deed

telegraph lines

as of 1885. Ramsbottom - Bacup established.

1903

Hurst Lane, Waingate Road and Edge Lane/Saunder Height Lane marked.

south Lancashire 1904

south Lancashire 1904 detail

Cloughfold now shown as on Bacup Road.

cloughfold 1910

Peel St now built.

Higher Cloughfold 1910

Land Valuation survey map

Rawtenstall Civil Parish boundary 1911

Zepplin course 1916

The course of the Zeppelin raid over Rossendale Sept 25 1916. A device was dropped adjacent to Lea Bank.

Springhill 1923

deeds plan

Springhill 1923

cloughfold 1920s

NB North on the right!

1928

Lands belonging to Springhill Farm marked. Johnny Barn Farm now on the map.

Higher Cloughfold 1928

Shows the 'new council houses' and the layout of the parts of the village demolished to build Patrick Crescent.

Land utilisation survey 1944

red = urban, green = pasture and yellow = rough

Cloughfold 1968

Patrick Crescent now built but not Dobbin Close

conservation area 1975

1980 land registry

conservation area 2011

Rossendale pubs

Of the four pubs in Higher Cloughfold, only the Red Lion remains.

Round the Hills Walk