Feniscowles is a village in the
unitary authority
A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governme ...
of
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen is a borough and unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of the industrial town of Blackburn and the market town of Darwen including other villages around the two towns.
Formation
It was f ...
,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a Historic counties of England, historic county, Ceremonial County, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significa ...
, England. It lies approximately west of
Blackburn
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and nort ...
, in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
of
Livesey
Livesey is a civil parish in the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 6,202.
Etymology
Its name likeliest came from Old English ...
.
Description
The village is primarily a
suburb of Blackburn, off
Preston Old Road near the boundary with the borough of
Chorley
Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came p ...
. Many houses in the village have been built since the 1960s, including the Park Farm and Feniscowles Bridge areas.
The village is on the
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool.
Over a distance of , crossing the Pennines, and including 91 locks on the main line. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal has several small branc ...
. Bridge 92, to the south of the village, also known as Millfield Bridge, is a Grade II
listed structure
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and is described by
English Heritage
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country houses.
The charity states that i ...
as: "Accommodation bridge over Leeds-Liverpool Canal. 1811-16, Supervising Engineer probably
Joseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley (; 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, multi-subject educator, and liberal political theorist. He published over 150 works, and conducted e ...
. Squared sandstone. Elliptical portal with rusticated voussoirs and keystone, band, parapet with ridge coping, pilastered ends to curved keepers".
The village also lies on the
Blackburn to Chorley railway line, which was built in 1866–69. The village's
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...
closed in 1960, with the line closing completely in 1968. Industry in the village includes a
Sappi Blackburn Mill, originally built in 1875 as the Star Paper Mill. Another paper mill, also built in the 1870s and known as the Sun Paper Mill, closed in 1992 and has now been demolished.
On the edge of the village, next to the
River Darwen is Feniscowles New Hall, now a ruin but in the 19th century the home of the
Feilden Feilden may refer to:
People
*Bernard Feilden (1919–2008), British conservation architect
*Bob Feilden (1917–2004), British mechanical engineer
*Gerry Feilden (1904–1981), British general and horse racing identity
*Henry Feilden (disambigu ...
family.
In the village there is a school called Feniscowles Primary.
History
The village is mentioned in documents as early as 1276, when its name was recorded as 'Feinycholes'.
Feniscowles Old Hall was built in the 15th century on the north bank of the
River Darwen. In 1800 Feniscowles was a hamlet with a population of around 60 people.
See also
*
Immanuel Church, Feniscowles
References
External links
Villages in Lancashire
Geography of Blackburn with Darwen
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