Pendle Hill

hill, England, United Kingdom

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Pendle Hill is a prominent limestone hill in Lancashire, England, rising to 1,831 feet (558 meters). It is part of the Pennine uplands, a major upland mass in northern England. The hill is famously associated with witchcraft, particularly through William Harrison Ainsworth's novel The Lancashire Witches. Historically, it is also linked to George Fox, the founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers), who reported receiving a significant vision there. The area surrounding Pendle Hill is largely rural, with sheep and cattle grazing on the hillsides.123

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…borough takes its name from Pendle Hill, with an elevation of 1,831 feet (707 metres), and Pendle Forest, famous for their association with Lancashire witches in the 17th century. In the early 18th century woolen textiles were an important domestic industry, but they were replaced by cotton by the end…
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…borough takes its name from Pendle Hill, with an elevation of 1,831 feet (707 metres), and Pendle Forest, famous for their association with Lancashire witches in the 17th century. In the early 18th century woolen textiles were an important domestic industry, but they were replaced by cotton by the end…
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Pendle Hill, a prominent limestone hill, rises to 1,831 feet (558 metres) above the towns of Clitheroe and Whalley at the southern limits of the borough; there George Fox (1624–91) reported receiving the vision that moved him to form the Society of Friends (Quakers). The…
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Pendle Hill, a prominent limestone hill, rises to 1,831 feet (558 metres) above the towns of Clitheroe and Whalley at the southern limits of the borough; there George Fox (1624–91) reported receiving the vision that moved him to form the Society of Friends (Quakers). The…
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