Whalley
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Whalley is a large village in the Ribble Valley on the banks of the River Calder in Lancashire. Whalley is situated in the Ribble Valley, one of Britain's most attractive and fascinating areas Whalley is surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain and is overlooked by Whalley Nab (a large picturesque wooded hill over the river from the village).
The town is home to the ruins of a 14th-century Cistercian abbey. The monks of Whalley were moved to describe the site of their abbey beneath Whalley Nab on the banks of the Calder as locus benedictus - a blessed place.
The Parish Church of St Mary and All Saints dates back to AD628, during the time period that St. Paulinus was said to have preached here, and also has three Anglo-Scandinavian crosses in the churchyard. [1]
The centre of the town is dominated by four pubs The Dog, The Whalley Arms, The Swan and the DeLacy Arms.
The main road through Whalley is King Street, which leads through to Clitheroe Road. Neighbouring Whalley are the small villages of Wiswell, Billington, Barrow, and Read. Close by are Downham [2] , one of the most beautiful villages in Britain, and Pendle Hill, made famous in Harrison Ainsworth's book "The Lancashire Witches".
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