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27-600: Yarrow Bridge is a small road bridge which crosses the River Yarrow in Chorley , Lancashire , England. The bridge carries the A6 road over the river. There is also a pub and garage next door to bridge which carries the same name. The bridge has existed since the late 17th century when the road leading to Bolton (A6) was put east away from Duxbury Woods . Before this a previous road bridge existed with its foundations still remaining within

54-631: A fall of 123.5 metres (405 ft) passing the settlements of Yarrow Feus, Yarrow and Yarrowford before joining the Ettrick near to the site of the 1645 Battle of Philiphaugh just west of Selkirk . This confluence, which occurs at the eastern edge of the Duke of Buccleuch 's Bowhill Estate, is known as the Meetings Pool. The valley is traversed by the A708 that runs from Selkirk to Moffat . The explorer Mungo Park

81-494: A form of Brittonic arɣant , meaning "silver, white, bright". After suffering many years of pollution due to effluent discharge from Whitter's factory and Stanley's factory, the river is now much cleaner, and as such has attracted birds such as dippers , grey wagtails and kingfishers , and fish including trout , chub , Dace and barbel . Fish passes have been installed at Pincock, Birkacre and Duxbury, to enable upstream spawning of fish which would be unable to navigate

108-459: A hill not far from Carterhaugh, had tired of his labour and laid him down to sleep upon a Fairy ring. When he awakened he was amazed to find himself in the midst of a populous city, to which, as well as to the means of his transportation, he was an utter stranger. His coat was left upon the Peatlaw; and his bonnet, which had fallen off in the course of his aerial journey, was afterwards found hanging upon

135-609: A similar subject". "The Sang of the Outlaw Murray" is a lay that may have been composed in the reign of James V and which was collected by Walter Scott. Local tradition held that the events took place in the vicinity of Newark Castle, although Scott himself believed that the old tower at Hangingshaw, a seat of the Philiphaugh family near Yarrowford, was the correct location. He was assured by "the late excellent antiquarian Mr. Plummer, sheriff-depute of Selkirkshire... that he remembered

162-668: Is in Lancashire , with its source at an area called Will Narr at Hordern Stoops , along Spitlers Edge - the Chorley / Blackburn boundary - on the West Pennine Moors . The river feeds the Yarrow Reservoir , which in turn feeds the Anglezarke and Upper and Lower Rivington Reservoirs . Upon leaving the reservoirs via a pumping station , the river passes through an area that was formerly known as Abyssinia . Currently, this area

189-465: Is referred to in various other local traditions. Scott recorded that: The peasants point out upon the plain [of Caterhaugh], those electrical rings which vulgar credulity supposes to be traces of the Fairy revels. Here, they say, were placed the stands of milk, and of water, in which Tamlane was dipped in order to effect the disenchantment; and upon these spots, according to their mode of expressing themselves,

216-507: Is within the boundaries of Heath Charnock and Limbrick, but the original name was given because it was a route frequented by coal miners , and the workers were said to look like natives of Abyssinia (modern day Ethiopia ): until the mid 20th century it was usual for miners to return from work covered in coal dust. From here, the river flows underneath the Leeds and Liverpool Canal , joining Black Brook at Yarrow Bridge , then continuing through

243-601: The Meeting of the Waters . Black Brook — flows from Great Hill through White Coppice (where it is known as Warth Brook ), and lesserly from Eagle Tower at Heapey . The brook joins the river at the Yarrow Bridge prior to entering Duxbury Woods . The brook has today more flow than the Yarrow, due to the large amount of water removed from the Yarrow for consumption. In fact,

270-642: The River Arrow in Warwickshire (Brittonic *ar-w-ā- ), and derived either from Brittonic *ar , an ancient river-name element implying either horizontal motion, "flowing", or else "rising" or "springing up", or *arβ, *arw , found in the Celtic languages as Welsh irfin and Breton irvin , both meaning "a wild turnip". A relationship with the River Arrow in the Welsh marches is also possible, deriving therefore from

297-551: The weirs . Salmon have been recorded at Duxbury for the first time in over 100 years. Removal of Himalayan Balsam , Japanese Knotweed and Rhododendron plants is undertaken to allow low-growing native species to flourish. Locations that are listed on Ordnance Survey maps are italicised : Green Withins Brook — near to the ruins of Simm's Farm . It starts at Standing Stones Hill . Limestone Brook — has its source near to Devils Ditch , and flows via Shooting Huts on Anglezarke Moor where it joins at

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324-556: The Death of James Hogg" includes the lines: The wood of Carterhaugh near the confluence of the Yarrow and Ettrick, is the setting for the ballad " Tam Lin ". This song, collected in 1729, tells the story of a maiden and her relationship to the faery world. It begins: It is possible that this tale is derived from the 13th century ballad, "Thomas the Rhymer", that concerns Thomas Learmonth of nearby Erceldoune . The subject matter of Tam Lin

351-522: The Douglas. The Environment Agency measure the water quality of the river systems in England. Each is given an overall ecological status, which may be one of five levels: high, good, moderate, poor and bad. There are several components that are used to determine this, including biological status, which looks at the quantity and varieties of invertebrates , angiosperms and fish, and chemical status, which compares

378-640: The Yarrow flooded when Anglezarke Reservoir was drained in 2002, waterlogging the fields at Nick Hilton's Bridge. Eller Brook — partial offtake , between Duxbury Woods and Drybones (off Burgh Lane) from Adlington Clancutt Brook — flows away from the sea, and feeds in at Birkacre near Coppull . River Chor — at the Common Bank area of Chorley , near to Euxton . German Brook — shortly after. Culbeck Brook — at Euxton. Syd Brook — at Croston . River Lostock — at Bretherton near its confluence with

405-606: The ancient woodland of Duxbury into Yarrow Valley Park forming a boundary of Euxton and on through Eccleston and Croston , where it feeds the River Douglas at Sollom just before its inlet into the River Ribble 's brackish final stretch. The entire course of the River Yarrow falls within Chorley and its villages. Parts of the river are a County Biological Heritage Site. The Croston Flood Risk Management Scheme involved

432-468: The birthplace of Mungo Park and has inspired several well-known songs and poems. Its traditions and folk tales were well documented by Walter Scott , who spent part of his childhood nearby, and in adult life returned to live in the vicinity at Abbotsford House , near Melrose . Its source is St. Mary's Loch and from there the Yarrow Water flows 20 kilometres (12 mi) in an easterly direction with

459-399: The concentrations of various chemicals against known safe concentrations. Chemical status is rated good or fail. The water quality of the River Yarrow system was as follows in 2016. Reasons for the quality being less than good include sewage discharge, physical modification of the channel and poor nutrient management of agricultural land. River Yarrow (Selkirkshire) The valley was

486-557: The construction of a dam on the River just east of Eccleston . The dam was constructed to protect over 300 properties in Croston and Eccleston from flooding. The dam was proposed after the 2012 floods which flooded over 200 properties in Croston. Construction had already commenced when the 2015 boxing day floods caused over 300 properties in Croston and Eccleston to flood. This consequently meant that

513-589: The construction suffered a major delay due to unworkable ground conditions as a result of the floods. The dam was finally completed in July 2017 at a cost of £7 million, £5.4 million in Government Grant in Aid funding, £1 million from Chorley Council, £181,000 from Lancashire County Council and £667,000 was received from local levy. The dam works by monitoring the river level in croston and either lowers or raises gates to control

540-647: The flow of water. A Large bank was constructed to hold excess water back. The scheme has so far proved successful at protecting Croston and Eccleston from flooding. The name Yarrow is obscure, and there are multiple explanations as to the origin of the name. It may have the same origin as the River Yarrow in Selkirkshire in Scotland, and therefore be derived from the Brittonic element garw , meaning "rough, harsh, rugged, uncultivated". However, it may also be related to

567-531: The grass will never grow. He went on to complain that "in no part of Scotland, indeed, has the belief in Fairies maintained its ground with more pertinacity than in Selkirkshire" and describes a story "implicitly believed by all" said to have occurred in the seventeenth century on Peat Law, to the east of Foulshiels Hill: The victim of elfin sport was a poor man, who, being employed in pulling heather upon Peatlaw,

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594-452: The insignia of the unicorns, &c. so often mentioned in the ballad, in existence" there. In his 1803 publication " Yarrow Unvisited " William Wordsworth wrote: although this deprecation did not deter a further visit to the area when he journeyed down the length of the Yarrow in the company of James Hogg and the subsequent publication of "Yarrow Visited" in 1814 and "Yarrow Revisited" in 1838. Wordsworth's 1835 "Extempore Effusion upon

621-456: The locality. According to Walter Scott the song is based on a real incident that took place in the seventeenth century, although some modern scholars are sceptical about this story as one of the origins of the song. These include a poem by William Hamilton of Bangour called "The Braes of Yarrow" first published in Edinburgh in 1724 and said to be "written in imitation of an old Scottish ballad on

648-488: The woodland. A spa was also established behind the bridge on Hoggs Lane in the 1850s; so much was the popularity of the spa was that over 10,000 people attended the spa on one day in remarkably hot summer of 1850. The small cottage which exists in the shadow of the bridge is the only remnant of the spa's existence. The public house which is adjacent and carries the bridge's name is one of the oldest in Chorley. The establishment

675-473: Was born at Foulshiels on the left bank of the river in 1771. In May 1804 Walter Scott came upon Park throwing stones into a deep pool in the river and remarked that "This appears but an idle amusement for one who has seen so much adventure". Park replied that this was "Not so idle perhaps, as you suppose. This was the way I used to ascertain the depth of a river in Africa". Although he had not yet told anyone, Park

702-583: Was considering his second and fateful expedition at the time. At about the same time, James Hogg ("The Ettrick Shepherd") had come to the attention of Scott whilst the former was working at Blackhouse Farm in the Yarrow valley. The impressive ruins of Newark Castle , held by the Earls of Douglas in the 15th century, lie on the right bank of the river opposite Foulshiels. The folk song " The Dowie Dens o Yarrow " (English: "the dismal, narrow wooded valleys of Yarrow") refers to an ambush and murder that takes place in

729-671: Was previously known as the Standish Arms after the local manor lords of Duxbury Hall and carries local historical significance as it was believed to be the staging point for local constables from Preston during the Battle of Duxbury Hall in 1813. The bridge is also at the point were the River Yarrow and the Black Brook meet; a smaller adjacent bridge carries Hoggs Lane over the Black Brook. River Yarrow (Lancashire) The River Yarrow

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