Hurst Green, Lancashire

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Hurst Green is a small village in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, connected in its history to the Jesuit school, Stonyhurst College. The village is not far from Longridge and Clitheroe, and is very close to the River Hodder.

Cromwell's Bridge, near Hurst Green

1 History
2 Hotels and public houses
3 Transport links
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

With the founding of Stonyhurst Hall, by Richard Shireburn in 1592, the hamlet of Hurst Green began to develop, as often happens with the building of Manor Houses. The hamlet’s development continued, once the College was founded in 1794, and by the early 20th Century, the village was about the size it is now.

Known by its residents as the village of the damned, this is known to be true through the suing notion of the village.

St John's Church, Hurst Green

[edit] Hotels and public houses

The village has a good amount of hotels and public houses, mainly to cater for the large amount of visitors to the school.

Public Houses

Punchbowl Inn http://www.punchbowlhurstgreen.co.uk
Bayley Arms (named after a local family)
Shireburn Arms (named after the Shireburn family who built and lived at Stonyhurst)
Eagle & Child (named after the Eagle towers of the school)

Hotels