Brinscall

Brinscall is a village in the borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. Located approximately five miles north-east of Chorley, Brinscall borders the similar-sized villages of Withnell and Abbey Village. Brinscall is part of the civil parish of Withnell but does not have its own boundaries. However, an area used in the 2001 census that covers approximately the same area as the village has a population of 1,431.

Amenities in Brinscall include:

• A small swimming pool, opened in 1911^[2]
• A joint Church of England and Methodist primary school (Brinscall St John's C.E. Methodist Primary School)
• A Church of England church (St. Luke's)
• A Methodist church (Hillside)
• A Londis convenience store
• A small Post Office
• A fish and chip shop
• Various different pubs
• A Tea Room serving snacks, cakes and drinks
• Croft Lodge, a pond popular with local fishermen
• An athletic club with tennis courts, bowling green, cricket and football pitches

There is a nature trail which goes through Brinscall and many of the bordering villages. There is a large wood named by villagers as 'Brinny Woods'.

Brinscall also has a small village football team called Brinscall Village which competes in a local footballing league with several other clubs from the area.

Toponymy

There are thought to be several origins of the name ‘Brinscall’, one being ‘burnt huts’. Another is ‘Bryn’s call’, referring to the tale of a man called Bryn whose wife was lost on the moors – his call was known as ‘Bryn’s call’. However, the story of Bryn's call was written by a local primary school pupil in the late 1980s/early 1990s, and appears to have rooted itself into local "history". The myth of Brins Call however predates this time and was certainly known and offered as a theory about the origins of the name in the early 1970s. The village was originally a small farming community, but in the 19th century, the thriving cotton industry moved in. There is also a quarry nearby, and Brinscall housed many of its workers.

The village also lends its name to an important geological feature, the 'Brinscall Fault', which is orientated approximately north-south and borders the western edge of Anglezarke moor.

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