48-566: Rishton / ˈ r ɪ ʃ t ə n / is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire , England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Clayton-le-Moors and 4 miles (6 km) north east of Blackburn . It was an urban district from about 1894 to 1974. The population at the census of 2011 was 6,625. Its name means “village (or farmstead) where rushes grow”. In late 1776, a handloom weavers shop in Rishton, belonging to Thomas Duxbury may have been
96-650: A canal. John Longbotham was engaged to survey a route. Two groups were set up to promote the scheme, one in Liverpool and one in Bradford. The Liverpool committee was unhappy with the route originally proposed, following the Ribble valley through Preston , considering that it ran too far to the north, missing key towns and the Wigan coalfield. A counter-proposal was produced by John Eyes and Richard Melling, improved by P.P. Burdett , which
144-491: A detailed estimate of a distance just less than 109 miles (175 km) built at a cost of £259,777 (equivalent to about £32.67 million as of 2014). The Leeds and Liverpool Canal Act 1770 ( 10 Geo. 3 . c. 114) was passed in May 1770 authorising construction, and Brindley was appointed chief engineer and John Longbotham clerk of works ; following Brindley's death in 1772, Longbotham carried out both roles. A commencement ceremony
192-500: A population of 6,625 - a decrease of 9.8% from ten years earlier. 96% of the population were in the White British ethnic group. 74.8% of residents identified only as English, while 11.2% identified only as British, and 10.9% identified as British and English. A majority of residents identified as Christian (76.6%), with 16.4% identifying as irreligious , as well as small minorities of Muslims (0.8%) and Buddhists (0.6%) existing in
240-615: A public consultation, the change of name did not go ahead. Hyndburn Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lancashire County Council . Altham is a civil parish , which forms a third tier of local government for that part of the borough. In March 2010, Hyndburn Borough Council was voted the 10 th best council in The Times "Best Public Sector Places to Work". The borough also made it to The Times Best Companies Guide . The council has been under no overall control since 2022. Following
288-549: A tunnel at Foulridge , lowering the proposed summit level by 40 feet (12 m), using a more southerly route in Lancashire. These proposals were authorised by a fresh act of Parliament, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Act 1790 ( 30 Geo. 3 . c. 65), together with further fund-raising, and in 1791, construction of the canal finally recommenced south-westward from Gargrave, heading toward Barrowford in Lancashire. By this time planning for
336-576: Is 127 miles (204 km) long and crosses the country from Liverpool to Leeds, via East Lancashire and the Pennines. It was generally built with locks 60 ft (18 m) long and 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) wide. From Liverpool to Appley Locks, the canal runs for 27 miles (43 km) without locks, across the West Lancashire Coastal Plain . The two main side-branches both connect to other waterways. The Rufford Branch links into
384-641: Is a canal in Northern England , linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool . Over a distance of 127 miles (204 km), crossing the Pennines , and including 91 locks on the main line. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal has several small branches, and in the early 21st century a new link was constructed into the Liverpool docks system . In the mid-18th century the growing towns of Yorkshire , including Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford , were trading increasingly. While
432-553: Is also one high school: The Hyndburn Academy . [REDACTED] Media related to Rishton at Wikimedia Commons Hyndburn Hyndburn / ˈ h aɪ n d b ər n / is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire , England. Its council is based in Accrington , the largest town, and the borough also covers the outlying towns of Clayton-le-Moors , Great Harwood , Oswaldtwistle and Rishton . The borough
480-488: Is currently developing its own ground known as the Primtetime Project located next to the canal behind Hyndburn Academy. This will see the club have its own grass pitches and in time, clubhouse and parking. The club has teams ranging from nippers (U7s) through to U16s and men's senior teams. Rishton Golf Club is located off Petre Crescent, and is an eleven-hole course. Sailing has taken place on Rishton Reservoir since
528-625: Is polycentric and is located between the larger settlements of Blackburn and Burnley. It is linked to both areas by the M65 motorway and the East Lancashire railway line . The borough had a population of 80,734 at the 2011 census. Much of the borough forms part of the Accrington/Rossendale Built-up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics , which covers the borough and parts of
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#1733085165375576-639: Is usually held by a different councillor each year. They chair meetings of the full council and are expected to be politically impartial during their term of office, but they do get an additional casting vote in the event of a tie. The mayors since 1974 have been: The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Hyndburn. 53°46′05″N 2°22′55″W / 53.768°N 2.382°W / 53.768; -2.382 Leeds and Liverpool Canal The Leeds and Liverpool Canal
624-416: The 2023 election a Conservative minority administration formed. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The role of Mayor of Hyndburn is largely ceremonial, with political leadership instead provided by
672-535: The Aire and Calder Navigation improved links to the east for Leeds, links to the west were limited. Bradford merchants wanted to increase the supply of limestone to make lime for mortar and agriculture using coal from Bradford's collieries and to transport textiles to the Port of Liverpool . On the west coast, traders in the busy port of Liverpool wanted a cheap supply of coal for their shipping and manufacturing businesses and to tap
720-668: The French Revolution , Britain had been at war with France from 1793 to 1802. The peace proved temporary, with the Napoleonic Wars beginning the following year. High taxes and interest rates during this period made it difficult for the company to borrow money, and the pace of construction inevitably slowed. In 1804 Samuel Fletcher also died and his brother Joseph and son James were jointly appointed to replace him and they were provided with Gannow House in Burnley. In 1805 they estimated
768-642: The Haslingden Canal . The Peel family asked the canal company not to construct the crossing over the River Hyndburn above their textile printworks; such a crossing would have required the construction of embankments, and reduced the water supply to their factories. Consequently, Accrington was bypassed and the Haslingden Canal was never built. Yet more fund-raising took place, as the Foulridge Tunnel
816-613: The River Aire , at Dowley Gap. Also completed was the branch to Bradford . On the western side, the section from Liverpool to Newburgh was dug. By the following year the Yorkshire end had been extended to Gargrave , and by 1777 the canal had joined the Aire and Calder Navigation in Leeds. From Liverpool it had reached Wigan by 1781, replacing the earlier and unsatisfactory Douglas Navigation . By now,
864-403: The leader of the council . The leaders since 1974 have been: Following the 2024 election , the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2026. Since the last boundary changes in 2002 the council has comprised 35 councillors representing 16 wards , with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with roughly a third of
912-838: The Hyndburn Circular routes and Route 152, both operated by Blackburn Bus Company . Rishton has over the years been famous for its cricket team, based at Rishton Cricket Club . Notable professionals who have played for the club include Viv Richards in 1987. Other former professionals include former England coach Duncan Fletcher , Michael Holding (former West Indies international), Aussie fast bowler Jason Gillespie , former South African cricket captain Allan Donald and Sri Lankan right-handed batsman and right arm offbreak bowler Kumar Dharmasena . See Rishton Cricket Club Rishton United FC provides junior and senior football for over 20 teams for both children and adults. The football club
960-562: The Lancaster Canal between Aspull and Johnson's Hillock. The main line of the canal was thus completed in 1816. There had been various unsuccessful negotiations to connect the canal to the Bridgewater Canal at Leigh but agreement was finally reached in 1818, and embodied in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Branch and Railway Act 1819 ( 59 Geo. 3 . c. cv) and the connection was opened in 1820, thus giving access to Manchester and
1008-552: The Pennines the Leeds and Liverpool had been beaten by the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the Rochdale Canal . The most important cargo was always coal, with over a million tons per year being delivered to Liverpool in the 1860s. Even in Yorkshire, more coal was carried than limestone. Once the canal was fully open, receipts for carrying merchandise matched those of coal. The heavy industry along its route, together with
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#17330851653751056-466: The boroughs of Ribble Valley to the north, Burnley to the east, Rossendale to the south, and Blackburn with Darwen to the west. The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , as a non-metropolitan district covering the territory of six former districts, which were abolished at the same time, plus a single parish from a seventh district: The new district
1104-482: The canal there were tank traps , bunkers and blockhouses . Some buildings such as barns and pubs along the canal were fortified. There are still some remaining concrete pillboxes and brick built blockhouses. In August 2010, a 60-mile stretch of the canal was closed due to the low reservoirs, following the driest start to the year since records began. It was reopened the following month, although some restrictions remained. The £22 million Liverpool Canal Link
1152-442: The canal. The National Coal Board used it as a pumping station from 1955 until 1970. The two tiers of local government are Hyndburn Borough Council (a non-metropolitan district with borough status) and Lancashire County Council . Prior to the creation of Hyndburn district in 1974, Rishton had been an urban district , with its own council. It is not within a civil parish . Rishton currently has five elected representatives on
1200-577: The competing Rochdale Canal was under way and it was likely to offer a more direct journey to Liverpool via Manchester and the Bridgewater Canal. The same year John Rennie surveyed a branch of the Rochdale between Todmorden and Burnley. In 1794 an agreement was reached with the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal company to create a link near Red Moss near Horwich . The company's experiences running
1248-531: The cost of linking Enfield to Red Moss would be £245,275 and £101,725 for the shorter continuation to Wigan (totalling about £27.36 million in 2014). The planned link with the Manchester, Bolton and Bury did not materialize. The latest plan for the route had it running parallel to, and then crossing the southern section of the Lancaster Canal , but common sense prevailed and the Leeds and Liverpool connected with
1296-1060: The council elected each time for a four year term of office. Lancashire County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections. The council's main offices are at Scaitcliffe House on Ormerod Street in Accrington, being part of a converted textile mill. The council moved there in 2002. Full council meetings are usually held at Accrington Town Hall . There are approximately nine state secondary schools in Hyndburn. These include The Hyndburn Academy , St Christopher's Church of England High School , Accrington Academy , Rhyddings , Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School , The Hollins , along with Broadfield Specialist School, and North Cliffe School. The percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grades A*-C has increased from 43.7% in 2001 up to 75.9% in 2011. Absences dropped from 12,052 in 2006 to 9,545 in 2011, mainly due to schools competing. The district
1344-621: The decision to build the canal with broad locks, ensured that (unlike the other two trans-Pennine canals) the Leeds and Liverpool competed successfully with the railways throughout the 19th century and remained open through the 20th century. The canal suffered some damage during the Second World War . It was breached when a German bomb fell on it in Bootle . The canal in West Lancashire was part of Britain's defensive plans against invasion. Along
1392-485: The east, where Norden Brook flows into the River Hyndburn , to 785 feet (239 m) on Rishton Height, north west of the town. Around 0.7 miles from the town is a former sandstone quarry, known locally as Star Delph Quarry . Its use as a sandstone quarry ended in 1897. Part of the quarry contains rocks formed around 314 to 315 million years ago in the Carboniferous period , These rocks contain an imprint from where
1440-519: The first place that the cotton cloth calico was woven for sale in Great Britain. Rishton Colliery 53°45′58″N 2°24′50″W / 53.766°N 2.414°W / 53.766; -2.414 ( Rishton Colliery ) on the Burnley Coalfield was begun by P.W. Pickup Ltd in late November 1884 and mining continued until 1941. A tramroad from the pit connected to a coaling wharf on
1488-492: The local authorities, all of whom are Labour: two County Councillors (Miles Parkinson and Jenny Molineux) and three Borough Councillors (Michael Miller, Jeff Scales, Kate Walsh). Rishton is represented in the House of Commons as part of the Hyndburn constituency. Rishton is situated in an area of low moorland north east of Blackburn and north west of Accrington . Its elevation above sea level varies from 250 feet (76 m) in
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1536-479: The most expensive single item in the whole project. At Burnley, rather than using two sets of locks to cross the shallow Calder valley, Whitworth designed the Burnley Embankment , a 1,350 yards (1,234 m) long and up to 60 feet (18 m) high earthwork. It would also require another 559 yards (511 m) tunnel nearby at Gannow and a sizeable cutting to allow the canal to traverse the hillside between
1584-436: The neighbouring borough of Rossendale . The Acrrington/Rossendale built-up area extends from the town of Accrington to Rawtenstall and Bacup , taking in parts of the boroughs of Hyndburn and Rossendale. The Accrington/Rossendale built-up area was recorded at having a population of 125,059 at the 2011 census. Altham is the only civil parish in Hyndburn. The rest of the borough is an unparished area . The role of mayor
1632-456: The output from the industrial regions of Lancashire . Inspired by the effectiveness of the wholly artificial navigation, the Bridgewater Canal opened in 1759–60. A canal across the Pennines linking Liverpool and Hull (by means of the Aire and Calder Navigation) would have obvious trade benefits. A public meeting took place at the Sun Inn in Bradford on 2 July 1766 to promote the building of such
1680-511: The rest of the canal network. The Bridgewater Canal, like most of Brindley's designs was for boats of 72 feet (22 m) length, whereas the Leeds and Liverpool had been designed for broad boats of 62 feet (19 m) length. There was naturally a desire by the longer boats to reach Liverpool and the locks of the westerly end of the canal were extended to 72 feet (22 m) in 1822. James Fletcher continued as engineer until his death in 1844. The canal took almost 50 years to complete; in crossing
1728-508: The roots of a Lepidodendron , which are known as Stigmaria . This quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest , and so it is protected by law with those that damage the site facing fines. The exposed rock layers are Fletcher Bank Grit, this is a subgroup of the Millstone Grit. The 2001 census recorded a population of 7,350, in 2,973 households. 97% of the population were in the White British ethnic group. The 2011 census recorded
1776-508: The start of the 20th century. East Lancashire Sailing Club is based at the reservoir, and is a RYA Recognised Training Centre. The facilities at Cutwood Park, between Blackburn Road and the reservoir include a football pitch and a children's playground. There are three primary schools in Rishton: St. Peter and St. Paul's Church of England Primary School, St. Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School and Rishton Methodist Primary School. There
1824-575: The subscribed funds and further borrowing had all been spent, and work stopped in 1781 with the completion of the Rufford Branch from Burscough to the River Douglas at Tarleton . The war in the American colonies and its aftermath made it impossible to continue for more than a decade. In 1789 Robert Whitworth developed fresh proposals to vary the line of the remaining part of the canal, including
1872-659: The town. The main road through Rishton is the A678 Blackburn to Burnley Road; there is also the B6535 (formerly A6064), which connects the town to Great Harwood . The Blackburn Southern Bypass section of the M65 motorway opened in December 1997, bypassing the A678. In the 19th century, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was a major transport route in the area. The section of the canal through Rishton
1920-537: The two sections of the canal had shown that coal not limestone would be its main cargo, and that there was plenty of income available from local trade between the settlements along the route. With this in mind in the same year, the route was changed again with a further act of Parliament, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Act 1794 ( 34 Geo. 3 . c. 94), moving closer to that proposed by Burdett. The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal company proposed another link from Bury to Accrington. This new link would have been known as
1968-488: The two. It took 5 years to complete this work, with the embankment alone costing £22,000, about £1.55 million in 2014 (comparing the historic opportunity cost of £22,000 in 1801 with 2014). Whitworth died aged 64, on 30 March 1799 and Samuel Fletcher, previously the inspector of works took over as engineer. Once the Burnley work was completed, the canal opened to Enfield near Accrington in 1801. It would be another 9 years until it reached Blackburn only 4 miles away. Following
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2016-492: Was completed in 1810. Rishton Reservoir, which provides water to the canal, was built in 1828. The East Lancashire Railway , which was opened in 1848, crossed the reservoir on a viaduct until 1858; it is now on an embankment . Rishton railway station , south west of the town centre, is on the East Lancashire line . As of 2018, the route is operated by Northern , and consists of one train per hour between Blackpool South and Colne . Bus services are more frequent, and include
2064-485: Was completed in 2009, joining the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with the City Centre. On 11 October 2021 the stretch between Barrowford and Blackburn was closed following a breach in the canal appearing between bridges 109 and 110. Later that month, lock numbers 73 and 80 were among 142 sites across England to receive part of a £35-million grant from the government's Culture Recovery Fund . The Leeds and Liverpool Canal
2112-483: Was created in 1974 and takes its name from the River Hyndburn . It had a population of 80,734 at the 2011 Census . Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 35 seats on the council being elected at each election. Both the Conservative and Labour parties have controlled the council at different times, as well as periods when no party has had a majority. Hyndburn borders
2160-415: Was given the name Hyndburn, taken from the River Hyndburn which passes through the district. The new district was awarded borough status on the day that it came into being, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor. In 2007, the council proposed changing the name from Hyndburn to "Accrington and Districts", to aid recognition of the borough by those not familiar with the area. After
2208-531: Was held at Halsall , north of Liverpool on 5 November 1770, with the first sod being dug by the Hon. Charles Mordaunt of Halsall Hall. The first section of the canal opened from Bingley to Skipton in 1773. By 1774 the canal had been completed from Skipton to Shipley , including significant engineering features such as the Bingley Five Rise Locks , Bingley Three Rise Locks and the seven-arch aqueduct over
2256-452: Was proving difficult and expensive to dig. The new route took the canal south via the expanding coal mines at Burnley , Accrington and Blackburn , but would require some sizable earthworks to pass the former. The completion in 1796 of the 1,640-yard-long (1,500-metre) Foulridge Tunnel and the flight of seven locks at Barrowford enabled the canal to open to eastern Burnley. At a cost of £40,000 (about £3.65 million in 2014). The tunnel became
2304-418: Was rejected by the Bradford committee as too expensive, mainly because of the valley crossing at Burnley . James Brindley was called in to arbitrate, and ruled in favour of Longbotham's more northerly route, though with a branch towards Wigan, a decision which caused some of the Lancashire backers to withdraw their support, and which was subsequently amended over the course of development. In 1768 Brindley gave
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