The name Pendle Hill derives from the Ancient British word ‘pen’ meaning ‘hill’, which predates the First Century Roman Invasion. By about the 7th Century, when it was largely forgotten what ‘pen’ meant, the Old English word ‘hyll’ was added and by 1305 the name was recorded as ‘Penhul’ in the Charters of the Manors of Henry de Lacy, a nobleman who owned a vast acreage of land around the area at that time.
Later, in about the 15th Century, the origins of the word ‘hul’ (by now changed to ‘dle’) had been lost to the mists of time so a further Hill was added, leading to the name we know it by today, the triple tautology – ‘hill hill hill’.
January
Frost on the fells
February
Snow on the commons
March
Hills and rooftops
April
Looking down Wellgate in Clitheroe
May
The view south from Edisford road
June
Noctilucent clouds above Pendle
July
Lightning over Yorkshire
August
So now nor foot-sore nor opprest, with walking all this August day, I taste a heaven in this brief rest, this gipsy-halt beside the way
September
While not a leaf seems faded
October
Lapwings in flight
November
The witches are setting off on their way, where and whence they will not say
December
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Hi, my name is Alexander Burton-Hargreaves, I live in the Northwest of England and have over two decades of experience working in and studying the fields of land management and conservation. As well as ecology and conservation, in particular upland ecology, I am also interested in photography, classical natural history books, architecture, archaeology, cooking and gardening, amongst many other things. These are all subjects I cover in my articles here and on other sites and I plan to eventually publish a series of books on the history and wildlife of Northern England.
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