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ALL INFORMATION FROM BRINDLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY…

BRINDLE VILLAGE:

“Brindle is a small and ancient village set in farmland and bordered by the towns of Preston, Chorley and Blackburn. In addition to privately owned farms, eight more are still actively working as part of the estate which until recent times was owned by the Cavendish (Dukes of Devonshire) family for almost 400 years.

The name Brindle has its origin in the earlier Burnhul, the ‘hill by the stream’. There is no direct reference to the village in the Domesday Book but the heavily wooded area in which it was situated is mentioned. The name partly explains the village’s claim to be the site of the battle of Brunanburh, where in 937 King Athelstan “won undying glory with the edges of swords, against the Norsemen”. The possible validity of this location was reinforced by the discovery of the great Cuerdale treasure in the nineteenth century; it can be seen in the British Museum. The Cavendish Arms is in no doubt about the site and its stained glass windows vividly recapture the tale of battle and treasure – there are, of course, other pretenders to this claim!”

THE PARISH CHURCH

“At the heart of the village is the Parish Church of St. James, in pre-Reformation days known as St. Helen’s. Its first rector is recorded as Ughtred in 1190.

The present church tower was constructed about 1500 and two of the original bells are still regularly rung. Some eight paces from the lych-gate is an old inn, the Cavendish Arms”.

FROM BRINDLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY…

THE VILLAGE

“Until 1572 the manor and estate of Brindle were held by the Gerards of Bryn. Sir Thomas Gerard unwisely supported the cause of Mary Queen of Scots and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. He forfeited his lands to the Cavendish family, thus beginning their long relationship with Brindle.

The Shell Book of English Villages back in 1980 stated that… “The Brindle villagers have a great community spirit and hope that they will not be swallowed up by a new conurbation”. That remains the hope of many villagers in this new century”.

FROM BRINDLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY…

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