Pendle Hill
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Pendle Hill is in the east of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Brierfield, Clitheroe and Padiham. Its summit is 557 metres above mean sea level. It gives its name to the
Pendle Hill from the Ribble Valley
Pendle Hill in winter 2010
Pendle from the west. (Longridge Fell is to the right.)
A panoramic image of Pendle Hill in 2012 showing the northeast slopes, known as the Big End, overlooking Black Moss Reservoirs on the edge of Barley-with-Wheatley Booth. The footpath from Barley (not pictured) to the summit can be seen ascending from left to right. (The full-size image is 10 times larger.)
Pendle witches
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The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve accused lived in the area surrounding
Pendle Hill
…creating the pile of rocks atop the slight prominence there. The hill is famous for its links to three events which took place in the 17th century: the Pendle witch trials (1612), Richard Towneley's barometer experiment (1661), and the vision of George Fox (1652), which led to the foundation of the Religious Society of…
A depiction of two accused: Old Chattox, and daughter Anne Redferne, walking through Pendle. From William Harrison Ainsworth's book The Lancashire Witches
Lancaster Castle, where the Lancaster Assizes of 1612 took place
A "The Witch Way" Transdev in Burnley & Pendle bus