Feniscowles is a village in the
unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local government, local authority in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Unitary authorities are responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are ...
of
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England. The borough includes the towns of Blackburn and Darwen plus a wider rural area which includes the villages of ...
,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
, 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 River Ribble, Ribble Valley, east of Preston ...
, in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
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
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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 ca ...
. 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
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
and is described by
English Heritage
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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, Unitarian, Natural philosophy, natural philosopher, English Separatist, separatist theologian, Linguist, grammarian, multi-subject educator and Classical libera ...
. 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
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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 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
Immanuel Church is in the village of Feniscowles, near Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Blackburn with Darwen, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is re ...
References
External links
Villages in Lancashire
Geography of Blackburn with Darwen
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