Crawshawbooth

Coordinates: 53°43′29″N 2°17′12″W / 53.7247°N 2.2868°W / 53.7247; -2.2868

Crawshawbooth
Entering Crawshawbooth from Rawtenstall
Crawshawbooth  Crawshawbooth shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD810254
District	Rossendale
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Crawshawbooth is a small village on the edge of the Pennine Hills in England just north of the market town of Rawtenstall, Lancashire, and just south of Loveclough. It is part of the valley of Rossendale, an ancient royal hunting ground. The majority of surrounding land is farm and moor land and many walkers come to the area.

Historical aspects

There are a number of English Heritage properties here including a Grade II* Listed Mansion known as Crawshaw Hall and also Goodshaw Chapel, associated with the Larks of Dean. One of the oldest Religious Society of Friends Meeting Houses (Quakers) in the world resides in the town, built in 1716 (making it just under 300 years old).

Life and tourism

Friends Meeting House

The village has a small primary school, (Crawshawbooth Primary School) located outside of the main village. The village has a few shops and eating places including a fish and chip shop, an Indian restaurant named 'The Indian Harvest', a Cottage Bakery, Chinese takeaway, and recently, an Italian restaurant. There are also newsagents, a dry cleaner, and a public library^[1] as well as award winning^[2] Riley's Butchers. The main road consists of a number of Victorian houses. The towns of Rawtenstall, Burnley and Loveclough are nearby.

Crawshawbooth is also home to the See Gallery who mount regular exhibitions of local nationally and internationally known artists including, amongst others, Ray Lowry, Liam Spencer, Dave Pearson and John Hyatt.

The town also used to be the home of England and Everton footballer Phil Neville. It also has one of the oldest Religious Society of Friends Meeting Houses (Quakers) in the world, built in 1716.

Notable residents

Celebrities that have resided in Crawshawbooth are comedian and presenter Ted Robbins and footballer Phil Neville.

See also

• St John the Evangelist's Church, Crawshawbooth

References

1. ^ "Crawshawbooth Public Library". http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries/librarydetails/libsearch1.asp?name=Crawshawbooth. http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries/librarydetails/libsearch1.asp?name=Crawshawbooth. 
2. ^ "Rossendale butchers sweep the board at meat ‘Oscars’". http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/restaurants/food_news/8633866.Rossendale_butchers_sweep_the_board_at_meat____Oscars___/. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/restaurants/food_news/8633866.Rossendale_butchers_sweep_the_board_at_meat____Oscars___/. 

External links

Media related to Crawshawbooth at Wikimedia Commons

• Crawshawbooth Public Library
  
• The See Gallery