the south of the village dating back to the 16th century. 16th the to back dating village the of south the here on the way to their trial in 1616. in trial their to way the on here

study where they found watercourses and a trackway to trackway a and watercourses found they where study Lancaster. The famous passed through passed Witches Pendle famous The Lancaster.

settlement'. In 2000 Lancaster University undertook a field a undertook University Lancaster 2000 In settlement'. situated on a well-travelled route between York and York between route well-travelled a on situated

where it is listed as Newton - a name that means 'new means that name a - Newton as listed is it where diminished but grew in size as it is it as size in grew Bridge Dunsop but diminished

no mention of it in historical records until the 13th century, 13th the until records historical in it of mention no century. When roads became more important Beatrix important more became roads When century.

the village dates from the post-conquest period as there is there as period post-conquest the from dates village the thriving market from the thirteenth to the eighteenth the to thirteenth the from market thriving

wills for members of the de Knoll family and it is likely that likely is it and family Knoll de the of members for wills

now just two houses and a few farm buildings but a but buildings farm few a and houses two just now shop and help support local farmers. local support help and shop

listed. Land holdings within the village are mentioned in mentioned are village the within holdings Land listed.

Dunsop Bridge was once a part of Beatrix or Battrix, or Beatrix of part a once was Bridge Dunsop Forest Foods'. Please look out for both brands when you when brands both for out look Please Foods'. Forest

About one third of the buildings within Newton village are village Newton within buildings the of third one About

developed for locally produced meat called 'Bowland called meat produced locally for developed apse of the church. the of apse

generations to enjoy. A similar scheme has been has scheme similar A enjoy. to generations and a bench is available for passers by to sit and reflect. and sit to by passers for available is bench a and Towneleys and of whom a painting can be found in the in found be can painting a whom of and Towneleys

to protect the beautiful Bowland landscape for future for landscape Bowland beautiful the protect to centuries. The graveyard is managed to encourage biodiversity, encourage to managed is graveyard The centuries. winnings of the racehorse '', owned by the by owned 'Kettledrum', racehorse the of winnings

future of many family farms in the area, as well as helped as well as area, the in farms family many of future ground containing headstones from the 19th and early 20th early and 19th the from headstones containing ground part of the cost of erecting the church came from the from came church the erecting of cost the of part

The development of Bowland Fresh milk has secured the secured has milk Fresh Bowland of development The including an early Friends Meeting House and Quaker burial Quaker and House Meeting Friends early an including opened in 1865 and is richly decorated. It is believed that believed is It decorated. richly is and 1865 in opened

of St Hubert's RC church on the Trough road. This was This road. Trough the on church RC Hubert's St of

prices are driving many dairy farmers out of business. of out farmers dairy many driving are prices Some of these properties arose from religious dissent religious from arose properties these of Some

left a lasting impression on the village; chiefly the building the chiefly village; the on impression lasting a left

at the farm gate. This is crucial at a time when rock-bottom when time a at crucial is This gate. farm the at meticulously cared for and stand above the . River the above stand and for cared meticulously

from the in 1939. The Towneley family Towneley The 1939. in family Towneley the from

who they sell it to, they receive a better price for their milk their for price better a receive they to, it sell they who woodland. Stone cottages in this conservation area village are village area conservation this in cottages Stone woodland.

the Duchy of Lancaster Estate.The latter was purchased was latter Estate.The Lancaster of Duchy the

pasteurising and bottling part of the supply chain as well as well as chain supply the of part bottling and pasteurising surrounded by small fields enclosed by dry stone walls and walls stone dry by enclosed fields small by surrounded

farms and houses are mostly owned by United Utilities or Utilities United by owned mostly are houses and farms

comes from. Now, because the farmers control the control farmers the because Now, from. comes The neighbouring village of Newton-in-Bowland is Newton-in-Bowland of village neighbouring The

The area is still a farming community at heart and the and heart at community farming a still is area The

'food miles' travelled and making it hard to trace where it where trace to hard it making and travelled miles' 'food History of Newton of History

100,000th payphone on the village green to celebrate this. celebrate to green village the on payphone 100,000th - even being imported from the continent - adding to the to adding - continent the from imported being even -

the British Isles and in 1992 British Telecom installed their installed Telecom British 1992 in and Isles British the milk is collected from many miles away before processing before away miles many from collected is milk

officially recognised as the village closest to the centre of centre the to closest village the as recognised officially to a new group supplying 'Bowland Fresh Milk'. Too often, Too Milk'. Fresh 'Bowland supplying group new a to occupations but villagers retain a strong sense of community. of sense strong a retain villagers but occupations

glorious setting of Bowland fells, streams and rivers. It is It rivers. and streams fells, Bowland of setting glorious the two villages have recently joined forces and sell their milk their sell and forces joined recently have villages two the board employees.There is now a more diverse array of array diverse more a now is employees.There board

The small village of Dunsop Bridge can be found in a in found be can Bridge Dunsop of village small The tenanted farms, on the Knowlmere Estate. Dairy farmers in farmers Dairy Estate. Knowlmere the on farms, tenanted and more recently houses were built for forestry and water and forestry for built were houses recently more and

small family farms, with sheep and cattle. Many of these are these of Many cattle. and sheep with farms, family small century resulted in a further increase in the size of Dunsop, of size the in increase further a in resulted century History of Dunsop Bridge Dunsop of History

The surrounding countryside is managed in the main by main the in managed is countryside surrounding The The success of the local lead mining in the nineteenth the in mining lead local the of success The

FOREST OF How to find us Public Transport: The B10 bus that travels from BOWLAND to Settle via stops at both Newton and Dunsop Bridge. For more details call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty There are rail connections at Settle and Clitheroe. The Area of Outstanding Natural A65 WELCOME TO Beauty (AONB) is a nationally protected landscape and internationally important for its heather moorland, blanket M6 DUNSOP BRIDGE bog and rare birds. It is the first protected area in A65 to be awarded the European Charter for Sustainable Settle AND NEWTON

Lancaster Local Information,Attractions,Activities and Accommodation Tourism in Protected Areas. The Charter approach A 65 ensures that organisations, local people and businesses are working together to protect the area, whilst at the same B6478 B6478 time increasing opportunities for visitors to discover and M6 enjoy its special qualities. Sustainable tourism aims to Newton make a low impact on the environment and local culture, Dunsop B6478 while encouraging better income, employment and Bridge A59

conservation of the very landscape upon which our B 64 78

tourism is based. For more information regarding the M6 A59 Forest of Bowland AONB, visit the website at Clitheroe www.forestofbowland.com or ring 01772 534709 for an Bowland AONB information leaflet. The businesses featured here are part A59 of the local economy which supports this special landscape - please support them with your custom and By Road: Newton is on the B6478 approximately 7 miles enjoy your stay! north of Clitheroe. Dunsop Bridge is just less than 3 miles

Cover Image © Graham Cooper to the east of Newton on an unclassified road. Dunsop Bridge Village Hall teas 1 Leedham's Garage 2 Hydes Farm Holiday Cottages 3 John Clarke - Artist 4 FOREST OF BOWLAND Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Trough Road, Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, BB7 3BG Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, BB7 3BB Hydes Farm, Newton-in-Bowland, Clitheroe, BB7 3DY John Clarke - animal portrait and wildlife artist Tel: 01200 448349 Tel: 01200 448237 Tel: 01200 446353 Root House, Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, BB7 3BB Walk along the river Hodder Delightful teas are served on Sundays in the You will need to fill up with fuel sometime on Visit Britain ´´´ Rating Tel: 01200 448214 Web: www.johnclarkefinearts.co.uk summer and the proceeds support local organi- your visit so please support your local garage. Two recently converted self-catering cottages. The walk detailed below is best followed using Ordnance Survey Explorer Map OL 41 sations. Come and relax, have a chat, a cuppa We are facing the village green so watch out Ideally situated for walking, cycling, bird watching John Clarke, a gamekeeper turned artist, under- ‘Forest of Bowland and Ribblesdale’. The Start Point is in Slaidburn, (SD 7142 and sample villager's home baking after a walk for ducks! Attended service available at no extra and fishing etc. Own off road parking in the takes equine and dog portrait commissions in 5239) There is a bus service: B10 from Clitheroe and Settle.The End Point is in or a visit to the nearby church.The hall is also charge. Full range of motoring essentials and centre of one of the prettiest villages in the addition to producing his detailed wildlife stud- available for hire.There's a meeting room, snacks and drinks also available. ies. John has a selection of signed limited edition Dunsop Bridge (SD 6601 5014) The bus service from there is: B10 to Clitheroe, Hodder valley. All bedding and towels included. kitchen and main hall. Open Mon to Fri 9am to 3.20pm and 5pm to prints for sale with a bespoke picture framing Slaidburn and Settle (cut off point at Newton, also served by B10). It is 5.5 miles (9km) 6pm - school hols open right through. Sat and service on offer. and takes approximately 3 hours to complete.The Terrain consists of tracks, fields and Sun 9am to 5pm. Visitors always welcome but please phone first. roads, gates and some stiles and some short ascents. It can be wet under foot. A detailed description of this walk and many others can be downloaded from www.forestofbowland.com Newton Village Hall auctions 5 Parkers Arms 6 Puddleducks 7 Root House Bed and Breakfast 8 m1 Km 0 Km 0 Miles 9 1 N 4 7 8 12 2 0.5 Mile

Newton Village Hall auctions Newton-in-Bowland, Clitheroe, BB7 3DY Puddleducks cafe, village store and post office Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, BB7 3BB Newton-in-Bowland, Clitheroe, BB7 3DZ Tel: 01200 446236 Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, BB7 3BB Tel: 01200 448214 Tel: 01772 784177 or 01200 446095 Web: www.parkersarms.co.uk Tel: 01200 448 241 Web: www.roothouse.co.uk Web: www.puddleduckstearooms.co.uk There are regular auctions of antiques, furniture A new venture by the award winning Weezos Visit Britain - awaiting inspection

1 Mile and rural bygones held in the village hall.The team. Indulge in the very best of modern British Everything in the tearooms is homemade using Recently renovated traditional Bowland farm- tea and cakes made and sold by the locals cooking using the finest local produce in one of the best local produce where possible - pies, house where original features have been care- make it worth coming to the sale even if you're the most truly majestic settings, with stupen- cakes etc.When the tearooms are closed, fully restored.You will stay in a spacious room Key to Facilities only looking! dous Hodder river and valley views from our refreshments are available through the shop.We with views of the river Hodder across open fields extensive beer garden in the summer, and roar- have interesting gifts and local maps and guides. Thursday is sale day but phone to check, as with a backdrop of heather topped Bowland hills. ing log fires in the winter. they are every few weeks. Opening hours - shop 8am to 5pm 7 days a The large en-suite bathroom features both a full week, tearoom 9am to 4.30pm Wed to Sun. sized bath and separate shower. Hours are extended in the summer.

St Hubert's Church 9 Stonefold Holiday Cottage 10 Wayside self catering 11 Wood End Farm Bed and Breakfast 12 us aé,Sos Toilets Shops, Cafés, Pubs, 11 5 6

3 Trough Road, Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, BB7 3BG Slaidburn Road, Newton-in-Bowland, Newton in Bowland, Clitheroe, BB7 3DZ Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe, BB7 3BE

10 Tel: 01200 448231 Clitheroe, BB7 3DL Tel: 01200 446287 Tel: 01200 448223 Our church is small but magnificent with a Tel: 07966 582834 Visit Britain - awaiting inspection Visit Britain ´´´´ Rating Web: www.stonefoldholidaycottage.co.uk medieval font from nearby Burholme. Stained A well equipped detached house with superb We have a large, spacious, 17th century house glass windows made by Capronnier of Visit Britain ´´´´ Rating views. 4 Bedrooms, 2 shower rooms and bath- with beautifully appointed rooms on a working show St Hubert as a huntsman accompanied by Set in open moorland with spectacular views of room on the 1st floor.There is one bedroom farm on the Duchy of Lancaster estate. Guest a stag. A painting of Derby winner Kettledrum the Hodder Valley and ideal for walking, bird and ensuite toilet with disabled facilities and wet lounge with colour TV and large garden. Ideal can be found on the richly decorated apse. For watching and mountain biking.The cottage, room on the ground floor.There is a log-burn- for walkers, cyclists, birdwatchers and users of this and other stories, please visit us! which is equipped to a very high standard ing stove in the lounge and linen, towels and the North Bridleway. Stabling for sleeps 5 - one double, one twin and a single heating are all inclusive. horses available. room plus cot. Disabled facilities.

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