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Langcliffe history
Pre-historic
Langcliffe Scar is marked by numerous circular-banked enclosures, cairns and quarries. The early settlement was nearer to the foot of the scar than it is now, in a field called Pesbers.
The Manor
In 1086 the Domesday Book, in folio 331V, records that the lord of the manor was named Fech. In Langcliffe he paid taxes on three carucates of ploughland. In about 1200 the monks of Furness Abbey built a corn mill on the Langcliffe side of the Ribble which caused a protracted controversy. In 1221 Pandulf, the Papal legate, gave judgment that the mill must belong to Langcliffe but the mill pond would remain with the Abbey. In around 1250 Elias De Giggleswicke granted his property and manorial rights in Langcliffe to Sawley Abbey.
Wars
In 1314, Scottish raiders destroyed Langcliffe’s houses, after the Battle of Bannockburn. The village was then rebuilt, half a mile to the south. The muster rolls of 1513 show that nine men from the village fought the Scots army at Flodden.
Cotton Mills
Cotton spinning was industrialised by the mid-18th century, but weaving remained a domestic activity based on the putting-out system. Many families had hand looms in their houses but some set up small weaving shops. In the 1820s, weavers expected to produce three pieces of cloth per week for 2 shillings each.
Hoffman Lime-Kiln
In 1873 a Hoffman Continuous Kiln was built for the Craven Lime Company. The continuous-kiln had been patented by German inventor Friedrich Hoffman in 1858. Lime burning became a key local industry. The operation was labour-intensive and provided significant local employment.
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