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The Village of Laneshawbridge, Pendle
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Laneshawbridge (otherwise Laneshaw Bridge) is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 918. It is to the east of Colne and is the easternmost settlement in Lancashire on the main road route, before the North Yorkshire border.

The roots of Laneshawbridge, or “The Brig” as it is affectionately known by the locals, date from the time of William the Conqueror, when he gave some land to the Emmott family, which they still own. It is thought that the family were given land for their military support,[ and founded a hamlet known as “Eamot” which later became Laneshawbridge. The family resided at Emmott Hall, the first of which dated back to 1310, but it was to be modified, rebuilt and finally demolished in 1967.

 
Emmot Arms, Laneshawbridge
Emmot Arms, Laneshawbridge
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