The first "real spring day" brought us to Brindle and a walk through rolling farming country
with clear field paths and quiet hedged lanes and short stretches along the Leeds Liverpool Canal.
The only intrusion to this rural scene was the nearby M65. But even this didn't spoil the views northwards to Bowland and the Lake District.
Part way round the walk, a map of wich can be seen at http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1615701, we passed through Withnell Fold. The impressive carving outside the school
represents T. B. Parke, the founder of the village.
The Cavendish Arms was at the end of our 5.5157 mile walk
and the pint of Cross Buttock was an excellent end to the stroll; again it would have been nice to have been able to stay for a few more! We would have stayed longer an had a sandwich but apparently sandwiches are not available on a Sunday and as there was a huge rush for food (only one other person in the pub) it was more than the landlords jobs worth!
Apparently Brindle takes its name from the 'bryn', the spring - or several springs in fact - which rise there in the hollow of the hills. Or does it?
The Brindle Historic society tells us a different tale. The name, according to them, has its origin in the earlier Burnhul, the "hill by the stream".
"The name partly explains the village’s claim to be the site of the battle of Brunanburh, where in 937 King Athelstan "won undying glory with the edges of swords, against the Norsemen". The possible validity of this location was reinforced by the discovery of the great Cuerdale treasure in the nineteenth century; it can be seen in the British Museum. The Cavendish Arms is in no doubt about the site and its stained glass windows vividly recapture the tale of battle and treasure - there are, of course, other pretenders to this claim!"
The stained glass windows are indeed impressive but don't expect a sandwich on a Sunday!
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