Visit Langcliffe Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Langcliffe

  

Langcliffe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Langcliffe

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Langcliffe history

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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.

Langcliffe landmarks

Langcliffe War Memorial

There are 15 names on the fountain memorial: 11 from the First World War, and four from the Second World War. Relatives of those who died chose the design of the memorial, which was unveiled in 1920.

Samson’s Toe

Samson’s Toe is a large glacial erratic boulder which is approximately 8 feet high. The shape of the rock, like a huge toe, gave rise to tales about a giant named Samson. The boulder was deposited during the last Ice-Age by retreating glacial flows moving from north to south.

You can visit Langcliffe places with Walkfo Langcliffe to hear history at Langcliffe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Langcliffe has 12 places to visit in our interactive Langcliffe map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Langcliffe, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Langcliffe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Langcliffe & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Langcliffe Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Langcliffe tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Langcliffe

  

Best Langcliffe places to visit

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Langcliffe has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Langcliffe’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Langcliffe’s information audio spots:

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