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'''Sabden''' is a medium to large sized village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Ribble Valley]], [[Lancashire]]. Sabden is located south of [[Pendle Hill]], in a valley about 3 miles north-west of [[Padiham]]. The Parish is 2451 acres.<ref>UK Census Data 2011</ref> It lies in the Forest of Pendle section of the [[Forest of Bowland]] [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]].


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'''Sabden''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Ribble Valley]], [[Lancashire]], England. Sabden is located south of [[Pendle Hill]], in a valley about three miles north west of [[Padiham]]. The parish covers {{convert|991.85|ha|acre|order=flip}},<ref name=2011Parish/> of which {{convert|41.75|ha|acre|order=flip}} is occupied by the village.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=1119881372|title=Sabden Built-up area|accessdate=12 February 2018}}</ref> It lies in the Forest of Pendle section of the [[Forest of Bowland]] [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]].
==Toponomy==

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Sabden is believed to have been derived from [[Old English]] sceppe denu, meaning [[spruce]] valley.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ekwall|first=Eilert|title=[http://archive.org/details/placenamesoflanc00ekwauoft The place-names of Lancashire]|publisher=Manchester University Press|year=1922|ISBN=|page=80}}</ref> The name occurs as early as 1296 as Sapedene,<ref>The forgotten Valley by Clifford Moorhouse 1978 p38</ref> however this likely refers to Sabden Hall, located in the hamlet now known as Sabden Fold in [[Goldshaw Booth]].
==Toponymy==
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Sabden is believed to have been derived from [[Old English]] {{lang|ang|sceppe denu}}, meaning "[[spruce]] valley."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ekwall |first=Eilert |title=The place-names of Lancashire |url=https://archive.org/details/placenamesoflanc00ekwauoft |publisher=Manchester University Press |year=1922 |page=80}}</ref> The name occurs as early as 1296 as "Sapedene;"<ref>''The Forgotten Valley'' by Clifford Moorhouse, 1978, p38</ref> however, this likely refers to Sabden Hall, located in the hamlet now known as Sabden Fold in [[Goldshaw Booth]].


==History==
==History==
In 1387 Sapenden Haye (Sabden Hey) was [[demise]]d by [[John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster|John of Gaunt]] to Thomas de Radcliffe.{{sfn|Farrer and Brownbill|1911|pp=513-14|ps=}} A bridge is mentioned near here in 1425.{{sfn|Farrer and Brownbill|1911|pp=513-14|ps=}}
In 1387 Sapenden Haye (Sabden Hey) was [[demise]]d by [[John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster|John of Gaunt]] to Thomas de Radcliffe.{{sfn|Farrer and Brownbill|1911|pp=513-14|ps=none}} A bridge is mentioned near here in 1425.{{sfn|Farrer and Brownbill|1911|pp=513-14|ps=none}}


Both Yates' 1786 and Greenwood's 1818 maps of Lancashire mark two settlements at this site: Hey-houfes and Sabden Bridge<ref>[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/oldmap/Yates/images/c3.gif Yates' 1786 Lancashire map]</ref><ref>[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/oldmap/greenwood/G4SW.JPG 1818 Greenwood's Lancashire map]</ref> It was known as Sabden Hey and Heyhouses when it developed into a hamlet <ref>Sabden Before 1600, and Heyhouses and the Neighbourhood by Dr J.A. Laycock</ref>
Both Yates' 1786 and Greenwood's 1818 maps of Lancashire mark two settlements at this site: Hey-houfes and Sabden Bridge.<ref>[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/oldmap/Yates/images/c3.gif Yates' 1786 Lancashire map]</ref><ref>[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/oldmap/greenwood/G4SW.JPG 1818 Greenwood's Lancashire map]</ref> It was known as Sabden Hey and Heyhouses when it developed into a hamlet.<ref>''Sabden Before 1600'', and ''Heyhouses and the Neighbourhood'' by Dr J.A. Laycock</ref>


The Starkie family of [[Huntroyde Hall]] near Padiham where landowners in Heyhouses from at least 1787 and in 1801, Le Gendre Piers Starkie purchased the remaining portion to add to the Huntroyde estate. The family where the patrons of St. Nicholas’ church (built in 1841).{{sfn|Farrer and Brownbill|1911|pp=513-14|ps=}}
The Starkie family of [[Huntroyde Hall]] near Padiham were landowners in Heyhouses from at least 1787. In 1801, Le Gendre Piers Starkie purchased the remaining portion to add to the Huntroyde estate. The family were the patrons of St. Nicholas' church (built in 1841).{{sfn|Farrer and Brownbill|1911|pp=513-14|ps=none}}


The early 19th century [[Beauties of England and Wales]] series, describes the "extensive factory and print grounds of Messrs Miller, Burys & Co" here. Leaving the place unnamed, it mentions the remoteness of the site, and that the owners had built a company shop and chapel for the 2000 employees.{{sfn|Britton|1807|pp=136-38|ps=}}
The early 19th-century ''[[Beauties of England and Wales]]'' series describes the "extensive factory and print grounds of Messrs Miller, Burys & Co" here. Leaving the place unnamed, it mentions the remoteness of the site, and that the owners had built a company shop and chapel for the 2,000 employees.{{sfn|Britton|1807|pp=136-38|ps=none}}


Farming and quarrying were the mainstays from the 16th century onward with many small farms and several quarries. There is still a good example of a very old vaccary (medieval cattle farm) wall at the roadside near the ancient Stainscomb property east of the village.<ref>The forgotten Valley by Clifford Moorhouse 1978 plate 27,28&43</ref> In the later 18th and the 19th century fabric printing and weaving industries took over.
Farming and quarrying were the mainstays from the 16th century with many small farms and several quarries. There is still a good example of a very old vaccary (medieval cattle farm) wall at the roadside near the ancient Stainscomb property east of the village.<ref>''The Forgotten Valley'' by Clifford Moorhouse, 1978, plates 27, 28 & 43</ref> In the later 18th and the 19th century fabric printing and weaving industries took over.


Strings of Lime gals (Galloway ponies) were a common site from the mid-18th century into the late 19th century; they generally carried slate, lime and coal, making their way through Sabden going between the [[Burnley]] coal fields and the [[Clitheroe]] / [[Chatburn]] lime kilns.<ref>Clitheroe In Its Railway Days by Stephen Clark 1900</ref>
Strings of Lime gals (Galloway ponies) were a common site from the mid 18th century into the late 19th century; they generally carried slate, lime and coal, making their way through Sabden going between the [[Burnley]] coal fields and the [[Clitheroe]] / [[Chatburn]] lime kilns.<ref>''Clitheroe In Its Railway Days'' by Stephen Clark 1900</ref>[[File:Sabden 1818 map.jpg|thumb|right|upright 1.75| The small community of 1818]]


The Weavers Arms was a public house now long closed, it was on the Top Row.<ref>1906 Court Document</ref>
The Weavers Arms was a public house, now long closed; it was on the Top Row.<ref>1906 court document</ref>


The Old Black Bull, previously The Printers Arms, (the large house next to the bridge) was a pub until the 1960s<ref>Sabden Past & Present A. Barrett & David Eaves</ref>
The Old Black Bull, previously the Printers Arms, (the large house next to the bridge) was a pub until the 1960s.<ref>''Sabden Past & Present'', A. Barrett & David Eaves</ref>


The high-quality water in the valley attracted the calico printing industry<ref>The Birth Of A Lancashire Village p66 by Clifford Moorhouse</ref> and Sabden became one of the best renowned places for Calico fabric prints in the UK if not the world, the industry kept going until 1931.<ref>The Birth Of A Lancashire Village p79 by Clifford Moorhouse</ref> At one stage there were 7 mills in the village employing over 2000 people, this meant many workers travelled to work daily from surrounding towns and villages on foot, many working a 12-hour shift or more.<ref>The forgotten Valley by Clifford Moorhouse 1978</ref>
The water quality in the valley suited the [[Calico (textile)|calico]] printing industry and more printworks developed along Sabden Brook. The industry kept going until 1931.<ref>''The Birth of a Lancashire Village'' by Clifford Moorhouse, p.66, 79</ref> At one stage there were seven mills in the village employing over 2,000 people; this meant many workers travelled to work daily from surrounding towns and villages on foot, many working a twelve hour shift or more.<ref>''The Forgotten Valley'' by Clifford Moorhouse, 1978</ref><ref>Britton, ''Beauties of Engl.'' 'Lancs.' 136–8</ref>


All the mills meant demand for transport of people, coal, raw materials and finished goods. This led to the formation of the Clitheroe, Burnley and Sabden Railway Company,<ref>Clitheroe, Burnley & Sabden Railway Act 1886</ref> who issued shares, but thankfully the railway never came. Many of the houses were built for the mill workers by the mill owners.<ref>The Birth Of a Lancashire Village by Clifford Moorhouse</ref>
The presence of the mills meant an increasing demand for transport for people, coal, raw materials and finished goods. This led to the formation of the Clitheroe, Burnley and Sabden Railway Company,<ref>Clitheroe, Burnley & Sabden Railway Act 1886</ref> who issued shares, but the railway never came. Many of the houses were built for the mill workers by the mill owners.<ref>''The Birth of a Lancashire Village'' by Clifford Moorhouse</ref>


The location of the village led to difficulties in administration, as it was split between the [[Township (England)|townships]] of [[Pendleton, Lancashire|Pendleton]] and [[Read, Lancashire|Read]] (in differing [[poor law union]]s and [[rural district]]s). Tax rates differed in the two sides of the village and there were difficulties with water provision, sewerage and road maintenance. When a school board was created in 1894 it required the taxation of six different townships. In 1904, after about six years of negotiations, the civil parish of Sabden was formed.<ref>''The Birth of a Lancashire Village'' by Clifford Moorhouse, p78 to p92</ref>
Before 1904 the village was in seven different parishes and residents would move around to gain the lowest rates, after about 6 years of negotiations and wranglings it was all settled, Sabden was a township, resulting in 44 pages of newspaper cuttings!<ref>The Birth Of A Lancashire Village p78 to p92 by Clifford Moorhouse</ref>


Wesley Street was known as Long Row (the longest row at the time) and Badger Wells Water,(a tributary brook) originally ran down Littlemoor and joined Sabden Brook near Bull Bridge, not as it now does, down the rear of Wesley Street<ref>The forgotten Valley by Clifford Moorhouse 1978 p50 & p66</ref>{{Disputed-inline|Badger Wells Water|date=February 2014}} This is confirmed on the 1818 map, where the Pendle Forest border follows the water course directly South to join the the main brook near the bridge.<ref> Greenwoods 1818 map</ref> In 1847 there were two bridges at the bottom of Wesley St for the Badgers Wells Water and no houses on the west side of Padiham road or south of Whalley road.<ref name="OS 1st edition 1:2,500 map">OS 1st edition 1:2,500 map</ref> The garages at the bottom of Wesley St were once the first ten on the street, one up one down houses, back to back<ref>Sabden Past & Present p34 A. Barrett & David Eaves</ref> this explains why the numbers now begin at 12, they were known as Centre Row. Some of the streets have changed names more than once over the years.<ref name="OS 1st edition 1:2,500 map"/>
Wesley Street was known as Long Row (the longest row at the time). Badger Wells Water (a tributary brook) originally ran down Littlemoor and joined Sabden Brook near Bull Bridge, not as it now does, down the rear of Wesley Street.<ref>''The Forgotten Valley'' by Clifford Moorhouse, 1978, p50 & p66</ref>{{Disputed inline|Badger Wells Water|date=February 2014}} This is confirmed on the 1818 map on the right, where the Pendle Forest border follows the water course directly south to join the main brook near the bridge.<ref>Greenwoods 1818 map</ref>
In 1847, there were two bridges at the bottom of Wesley Street, one for Clitheroe Road and one for Whalley Road, both for the Badgers Wells Water. There were no houses on the west side of Padiham Road or south of Whalley road.<ref name="OS 1st edition 1:2,500 map">OS 1st edition 1:2,500 map</ref> The garages at the bottom of Wesley Street were once the first ten on the street, one up one down houses, back to back.<ref>''Sabden Past & Present'', A. Barrett & David Eaves, p34</ref> This explains why the numbers now begin at 12; they were known as Centre Row.


==Governance==
==Governance==
Sabden became a civil parish in 1904, when it was formed from the township of Heyhouses, parts of the 7 parishes of [[Goldshaw Booth]], [[Higham with West Close Booth]], Northtown and [[Read, Lancashire|Read]], all in the [[Burnley Rural District]], and parts transferred from [[Pendleton, Lancashire|Pendleton]] and [[Wiswell]] in the [[Clitheroe Rural District]]. Sabden remained in the Burnley Rural District until the [[Local Government Act 1972|local government reforms of 1974]].<ref name ="VoB">{{cite web | url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10378620&c_id=10001043 | title=Sabden CP Lancashire through time – Administrative history of Parish-level Unit: hierarchies, boundaries | work=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]] | publisher=[[University of Portsmouth]] & others | year=2008 | accessdate=2008-12-09 }}</ref>
Sabden became a civil parish in 1904, when it was formed from the township of Heyhouses, parts of the six parishes of [[Goldshaw Booth]], [[Higham with West Close Booth]], Northtown and [[Read, Lancashire|Read]], all in the [[Burnley Rural District]], and from [[Pendleton, Lancashire|Pendleton]] and [[Wiswell]] in the Clitheroe Rural District. Sabden remained in the Burnley Rural District until the [[Local Government Act 1972|local government reforms of 1974]].<ref name="VoB">{{cite web | url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10378620&c_id=10001043 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20121224060821/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10378620&c_id=10001043 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-12-24 | title=Sabden CP Lancashire through time – Administrative history of Parish-level Unit: hierarchies, boundaries | work=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]] | publisher=[[University of Portsmouth]] & others | year=2008 | access-date=2008-12-09 }}</ref>


The village is in the single-member Sabden Ward of the [[Ribble Valley]] Borough Council.<ref name ="RVBC">{{cite web|title = Ribble Valley Borough Council|url =http://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/|accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref>
The village is in the single member Sabden Ward of the [[Ribble Valley]] Borough Council.<ref name ="RVBC">{{cite web|title = Ribble Valley Borough Council|url =http://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/|access-date = 2009-01-19}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Sabden is 500 feet and higher above sea level and due to its position on [[Pendle Hill]], it is usually 2°C colder than the surrounding settlements of [[Clitheroe]] and [[Whalley, Lancashire|Whalley]]. The highest point on a road is the Nick of Pendle at 993 feet and on land Spence Moor at 1,462 feet. Badger Wells Water (brook) runs from the flanks of Pendle and Churn Clough reservoir above the village to the north east and is culverted down Whalley road, before joining [[Sabden Brook]]. A tributary of the [[River Calder, Lancashire]] the brook runs under Bull Bridge (named after the pub which closed many years ago) and down through the centre of the village towards Whalley. To the south of the village on the hill, lies Sabden wood. The main rock type in Sabden is Lancashire gritsone, and the soil is mainly clay-based.
The staggered crossroads are five hundred feet above sea level and due to its position on [[Pendle Hill]], the village is usually some 2&nbsp;°C colder than the surrounding settlements of [[Clitheroe]] and [[Whalley, Lancashire|Whalley]]. The highest point on a road is the Nick of Pendle at 993 feet and on land Spence Moor at 1,462 feet.
Badger Wells Water (brook) runs from the flanks of Pendle and Churn Clough Reservoir above the village to the north east and is culverted down Whalley Road, before joining [[Sabden Brook]]. A tributary of the [[River Calder, Lancashire|River Calder]], the brook runs under Bull Bridge (named after the pub which closed many years ago) and down through the centre of the village towards Whalley. To the south of the village on the hill, lies Sabden Wood. The main rock type in Sabden is Lancashire gritstone, and the soil is mainly clay-based.


==Demography==
==Demography==
In the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]], Sabden had a population of 1,371,<ref name = "2001Census">{{cite web | url=http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/documents/information/Parish_headcount.pdf | title=Parish headcount | publisher=[[Lancashire County Council]] | accessdate=2008-12-09 }}</ref> and as of 2011 had grown to 1422 with 614 households.<ref>UK Census data 2011</ref> However, since 2011, plans for multiple new plots at the mills of Watt street have meant that as of 2012/13, the village's population will increase dramatically to an estimated 1800–2000 inhabitants.
In the census of [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001]], Sabden had a population of 1,371,<ref name="2001Census">{{cite web |url=http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/documents/information/Parish_headcount.pdf | title=Parish headcount |publisher=[[Lancashire County Council]] |access-date=9 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210214612/http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/documents/information/Parish_headcount.pdf |archive-date=10 December 2006 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> and as of 2011 had grown to 1,422 with 614 households.<ref>UK Census data 2011</ref> However, since 2011, plans for multiple new plots at the mills of Watt Street have meant that as of 2012/13, the village's population will increase dramatically to an estimated 1,800–2,000.


==Economy==
==Economy==
There are two pubs in the village, the Pendle Witch on Whalley Road and the White Hart Inn on Padiham Road. Sabden also has two convenience shops, one containing a post office. Union Mill, at the end of Watt Street is now a business centre, on the site of the former Pendle Antiques Centre. This business centre is occupied by multiple businesses including a telecommunications manufacturer (DAC), an avionics company (Lynx Avionics), a kitchen's studio and a cafe and sandwich shop. Industry was more prominent in the past when Sabden had a furniture making company, 'Contrast'.
There are two pubs in the village, the Pendle Witch on Whalley road and the White Hart Inn on Padiham road.


Sabden also has two convenience shops, one containing a Post Office. There is a deli called {{Proper name|Sandwitches}}, located on Whalley Road in the middle of the village as well as a hair salon. Brookside Garage Sabden is situated across from the White Hart on the car park, and there is a cafe off Watt street. Industry was more prominent in the past when Sabden had a furniture making company, 'Contrast', however as of spring 2012, much of the old Cobden Mill (named after [[Richard Cobden]]) was demolished to make way for housing development, this only left the modern built Falcon House with its car park. 'Marbill' timber also relocated to a nearby village, and the derelict building will be used for further homes.
However, as of spring 2012, much of the old Cobden Mill (named after [[Richard Cobden]]) had been demolished to make way for housing development, which only left the modern built Falcon House with its car park. 'Marbill' also moved to a nearby village, and the derelict building is allocated for homes.


==Education==
==Education==
Sabden has two primary schools, St Mary's RC Primary School Sabden and Sabden County Primary School.
Sabden has two primary schools, St Mary's RC Primary School and Sabden County Primary School.


The village is in the catchment area of the [[Clitheroe Royal Grammar School]], Ribblesdale School for Technology and Applied Learning and [[St Augustine's RC High School]].
The village is in the catchment area of the [[Clitheroe Royal Grammar School]], [[Ribblesdale High School]] and [[St Augustine's RC High School, Billington]].


==People==
==People==
*[[Carey Foster]] (1835–1919), Professor of Physics at [[University College London]], was born in the village.
[[Richard Cobden]] was a well known free trade politician and contributed to the village history,<ref>The Birth Of A Lancashire Village p30 to p42 by Clifford Moorhouse</ref> with Cobden Farm [http://www.cobdenfarm.co.uk] and the now demolished Cobden mill replaced by Cobden Court (new housing) all holding his surname.
*[[Richard Cobden]] was a well-known free-trade politician, and contributed to the village history,<ref>''The Birth Of A Lancashire Village'' by Clifford Moorhouse, p30 to p42</ref> with Cobden Farm<ref>[http://www.cobdenfarm.co.uk Cobden Farm]</ref> and the now demolished Cobden Mill replaced by Cobden Court (new housing) all hold his surname.


==Film and television==
Yeppe Kneppe's grave{{Disputed-inline|Yeppe Kneppe|date=February 2014}} hides high on the ridge towards [[Pendleton, Lancashire|Pendleton]], above the coffin road to [[Whalley Abbey|Whalley]] Abbey;<ref>OS 1st edition 1:2,500 map E376 N4378</ref> he was a disowned late-13th-century criminal who could not be buried in a parish and was buried on two boundaries, in 1327 his grave was a landmark<ref>The forgotten Valley by Clifford Morehouse 1978 p38-39</ref>
Sabden is the setting of the animated comedy television show [[The Treacle People]], created by Fire Mountain Productions Ltd and now airing on YouTube. The story is based on the local legend of [[treacle mining]] and was directly inspired by Sabden's Treacle Mining Museum, run by the Dewhurst Family and closed down in 1997.

In more recent years [[David Waddington, Baron Waddington|David Waddington]] the past home secretary, lived at Whins House (with an armed police guard). This was before he was posted as Governor of Bermuda in 1992.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Telephone Box, Whalley Road, Sabden, Lancashire - geograph.org.uk - 2030892.jpg|Whalley Road looking east
File:Telephone Box, Whalley Road, Sabden, Lancashire - geograph.org.uk - 2030892.jpg|Whalley Road looking east
File:Bridge over Sabden Brook - geograph.org.uk - 1350314.jpg|Sabden bridge
File:Bridge over Sabden Brook - geograph.org.uk - 1350314.jpg|Sabden Bridge
File:The White Hart - geograph.org.uk - 1350328.jpg|Padiham Road looking north
File:The White Hart - geograph.org.uk - 1350328.jpg|Padiham Road looking north
File:Parish Church of St Nicholas, Heyhouses, Sabden - geograph.org.uk - 59194.jpg|St Nicholas Church, Heyhouses
File:Parish Church of St Nicholas, Heyhouses, Sabden - geograph.org.uk - 59194.jpg|St Nicholas Church, Heyhouses
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</gallery>


==References==
==See also==
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'''Notes'''
*[[Listed buildings in Sabden]]
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==References==
'''Citations'''
'''Citations'''
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'''Bibliography'''
'''Bibliography'''
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*{{citation |last=Farrer and Brownbill |title=[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924088434620 The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster Vol 6] |publisher=[[Victoria County History]] - [[Constable & Robinson|Constable & Co]] |year=1911 |oclc=270761418}}
*{{citation |last=Farrer and Brownbill |title=The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster Vol 6 |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924088434620 |publisher=[[Victoria County History]] - Constable & Co |year=1911 |oclc=270761418}}
*{{citation |last=Britton |title=[http://google.co.uk/books?id=ESNJAAAAMAAJ The Beauties of England and Wales Vol 9] |publisher=Vernor, Hood & Sharpe |year=1807 |oclc=}}
*{{citation |last=Britton |title=The Beauties of England and Wales Vol 9 |url=http://google.com/books?id=ESNJAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Vernor, Hood & Sharpe |year=1807 }}
{{refend}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Sabden}}
{{Commons category|Sabden}}
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/preston-pilot/sets/72157630023996181/ Old photos of Sabden at Flickr]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/preston-pilot/sets/72157630023996181/ Old photos of Sabden at Flickr]
*[http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/agsmario/default.aspx?categ=boundaries&wardcode=30ULGU&layeron=Parish%20Boundaries Map of current (2014) parish boundary at Lancashire County Council website]
*[http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/agsmario/default.aspx?categ=boundaries&wardcode=30ULGU&layeron=Parish%20Boundaries Map of current (2014) parish boundary at Lancashire County Council website]
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/23/23041/White_Hart_Inn/Sabden White Hart Inn, Sabden]
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/23/23041/White_Hart_Inn/Sabden White Hart Inn, Sabden]
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/23/23032/Pendle_Witch/Sabden The Pendle Witch, Sabden]
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/23/23032/Pendle_Witch/Sabden The Pendle Witch, Sabden]
* [https://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/downloads/file/3701/sabden_conservation_area_appraisal Sabden Conservation Area Appraisal]


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Sabden is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
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Sabden is located in the Forest of Bowland
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Sabden is located in Lancashire
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Location within Lancashire
Population1,422 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD779374
Civil parish
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District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLITHEROE
Postcode districtBB7
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Sabden is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Sabden is located south of Pendle Hill, in a valley about three miles north west of Padiham. The parish covers 2,450.9 acres (991.85 ha),[1] of which 103.2 acres (41.75 ha) is occupied by the village.[2] It lies in the Forest of Pendle section of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Toponymy

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Sabden is believed to have been derived from Old English sceppe denu, meaning "spruce valley."[3] The name occurs as early as 1296 as "Sapedene;"[4] however, this likely refers to Sabden Hall, located in the hamlet now known as Sabden Fold in Goldshaw Booth.

History

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In 1387 Sapenden Haye (Sabden Hey) was demised by John of Gaunt to Thomas de Radcliffe.[5] A bridge is mentioned near here in 1425.[5]

Both Yates' 1786 and Greenwood's 1818 maps of Lancashire mark two settlements at this site: Hey-houfes and Sabden Bridge.[6][7] It was known as Sabden Hey and Heyhouses when it developed into a hamlet.[8]

The Starkie family of Huntroyde Hall near Padiham were landowners in Heyhouses from at least 1787. In 1801, Le Gendre Piers Starkie purchased the remaining portion to add to the Huntroyde estate. The family were the patrons of St. Nicholas' church (built in 1841).[5]

The early 19th-century Beauties of England and Wales series describes the "extensive factory and print grounds of Messrs Miller, Burys & Co" here. Leaving the place unnamed, it mentions the remoteness of the site, and that the owners had built a company shop and chapel for the 2,000 employees.[9]

Farming and quarrying were the mainstays from the 16th century with many small farms and several quarries. There is still a good example of a very old vaccary (medieval cattle farm) wall at the roadside near the ancient Stainscomb property east of the village.[10] In the later 18th and the 19th century fabric printing and weaving industries took over.

Strings of Lime gals (Galloway ponies) were a common site from the mid 18th century into the late 19th century; they generally carried slate, lime and coal, making their way through Sabden going between the Burnley coal fields and the Clitheroe / Chatburn lime kilns.[11]

The small community of 1818

The Weavers Arms was a public house, now long closed; it was on the Top Row.[12]

The Old Black Bull, previously the Printers Arms, (the large house next to the bridge) was a pub until the 1960s.[13]

The water quality in the valley suited the calico printing industry and more printworks developed along Sabden Brook. The industry kept going until 1931.[14] At one stage there were seven mills in the village employing over 2,000 people; this meant many workers travelled to work daily from surrounding towns and villages on foot, many working a twelve hour shift or more.[15][16]

The presence of the mills meant an increasing demand for transport for people, coal, raw materials and finished goods. This led to the formation of the Clitheroe, Burnley and Sabden Railway Company,[17] who issued shares, but the railway never came. Many of the houses were built for the mill workers by the mill owners.[18]

The location of the village led to difficulties in administration, as it was split between the townships of Pendleton and Read (in differing poor law unions and rural districts). Tax rates differed in the two sides of the village and there were difficulties with water provision, sewerage and road maintenance. When a school board was created in 1894 it required the taxation of six different townships. In 1904, after about six years of negotiations, the civil parish of Sabden was formed.[19]

Wesley Street was known as Long Row (the longest row at the time). Badger Wells Water (a tributary brook) originally ran down Littlemoor and joined Sabden Brook near Bull Bridge, not as it now does, down the rear of Wesley Street.[20][disputed – discuss] This is confirmed on the 1818 map on the right, where the Pendle Forest border follows the water course directly south to join the main brook near the bridge.[21]

In 1847, there were two bridges at the bottom of Wesley Street, one for Clitheroe Road and one for Whalley Road, both for the Badgers Wells Water. There were no houses on the west side of Padiham Road or south of Whalley road.[22] The garages at the bottom of Wesley Street were once the first ten on the street, one up one down houses, back to back.[23] This explains why the numbers now begin at 12; they were known as Centre Row.

Governance

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Sabden became a civil parish in 1904, when it was formed from the township of Heyhouses, parts of the six parishes of Goldshaw Booth, Higham with West Close Booth, Northtown and Read, all in the Burnley Rural District, and from Pendleton and Wiswell in the Clitheroe Rural District. Sabden remained in the Burnley Rural District until the local government reforms of 1974.[24]

The village is in the single member Sabden Ward of the Ribble Valley Borough Council.[25]

Geography

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The staggered crossroads are five hundred feet above sea level and due to its position on Pendle Hill, the village is usually some 2 °C colder than the surrounding settlements of Clitheroe and Whalley. The highest point on a road is the Nick of Pendle at 993 feet and on land Spence Moor at 1,462 feet.

Badger Wells Water (brook) runs from the flanks of Pendle and Churn Clough Reservoir above the village to the north east and is culverted down Whalley Road, before joining Sabden Brook. A tributary of the River Calder, the brook runs under Bull Bridge (named after the pub which closed many years ago) and down through the centre of the village towards Whalley. To the south of the village on the hill, lies Sabden Wood. The main rock type in Sabden is Lancashire gritstone, and the soil is mainly clay-based.

Demography

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In the census of 2001, Sabden had a population of 1,371,[26] and as of 2011 had grown to 1,422 with 614 households.[27] However, since 2011, plans for multiple new plots at the mills of Watt Street have meant that as of 2012/13, the village's population will increase dramatically to an estimated 1,800–2,000.

Economy

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There are two pubs in the village, the Pendle Witch on Whalley Road and the White Hart Inn on Padiham Road. Sabden also has two convenience shops, one containing a post office. Union Mill, at the end of Watt Street is now a business centre, on the site of the former Pendle Antiques Centre. This business centre is occupied by multiple businesses including a telecommunications manufacturer (DAC), an avionics company (Lynx Avionics), a kitchen's studio and a cafe and sandwich shop. Industry was more prominent in the past when Sabden had a furniture making company, 'Contrast'.

However, as of spring 2012, much of the old Cobden Mill (named after Richard Cobden) had been demolished to make way for housing development, which only left the modern built Falcon House with its car park. 'Marbill' also moved to a nearby village, and the derelict building is allocated for homes.

Education

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Sabden has two primary schools, St Mary's RC Primary School and Sabden County Primary School.

The village is in the catchment area of the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Ribblesdale High School and St Augustine's RC High School, Billington.

People

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  • Carey Foster (1835–1919), Professor of Physics at University College London, was born in the village.
  • Richard Cobden was a well-known free-trade politician, and contributed to the village history,[28] with Cobden Farm[29] and the now demolished Cobden Mill replaced by Cobden Court (new housing) all hold his surname.

Film and television

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Sabden is the setting of the animated comedy television show The Treacle People, created by Fire Mountain Productions Ltd and now airing on YouTube. The story is based on the local legend of treacle mining and was directly inspired by Sabden's Treacle Mining Museum, run by the Dewhurst Family and closed down in 1997.

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  • Whalley Road looking east
    Whalley Road looking east
  • Sabden Bridge
    Sabden Bridge
  • Padiham Road looking north
    Padiham Road looking north
  • St Nicholas Church, Heyhouses
    St Nicholas Church, Heyhouses
  • Deerstones, A rocky outcrop in the northwest of the parish
    Deerstones, A rocky outcrop in the northwest of the parish

See also

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References

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Citations

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sabden Parish (1170215128)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sabden Built-up area (1119881372)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1922). The place-names of Lancashire. Manchester University Press. p. 80.
  4. ^ The Forgotten Valley by Clifford Moorhouse, 1978, p38
  5. ^ a b c Farrer and Brownbill 1911, pp. 513–14
  6. ^ Yates' 1786 Lancashire map
  7. ^ 1818 Greenwood's Lancashire map
  8. ^ Sabden Before 1600, and Heyhouses and the Neighbourhood by Dr J.A. Laycock
  9. ^ Britton 1807, pp. 136–38
  10. ^ The Forgotten Valley by Clifford Moorhouse, 1978, plates 27, 28 & 43
  11. ^ Clitheroe In Its Railway Days by Stephen Clark 1900
  12. ^ 1906 court document
  13. ^ Sabden Past & Present, A. Barrett & David Eaves
  14. ^ The Birth of a Lancashire Village by Clifford Moorhouse, p.66, 79
  15. ^ The Forgotten Valley by Clifford Moorhouse, 1978
  16. ^ Britton, Beauties of Engl. 'Lancs.' 136–8
  17. ^ Clitheroe, Burnley & Sabden Railway Act 1886
  18. ^ The Birth of a Lancashire Village by Clifford Moorhouse
  19. ^ The Birth of a Lancashire Village by Clifford Moorhouse, p78 to p92
  20. ^ The Forgotten Valley by Clifford Moorhouse, 1978, p50 & p66
  21. ^ Greenwoods 1818 map
  22. ^ OS 1st edition 1:2,500 map
  23. ^ Sabden Past & Present, A. Barrett & David Eaves, p34
  24. ^ "Sabden CP Lancashire through time – Administrative history of Parish-level Unit: hierarchies, boundaries". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth & others. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  25. ^ "Ribble Valley Borough Council". Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  26. ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  27. ^ UK Census data 2011
  28. ^ The Birth Of A Lancashire Village by Clifford Moorhouse, p30 to p42
  29. ^ Cobden Farm

Bibliography

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