Nelson in Lancashire by munki-boy
Nelson
Nelson in Lancashire is first mentioned as an entry in the Domesday Book and grew as a textile mill town during the Industrial Revolution, with major manufacturers including William Yates, Lord Shuttleworth and Samuel Brooks.
The town became part of Pendle Borough Council in 1974 following local government reorganisation, until its abolition on 1 April 2009 when all of Lancashire’s borough councils became unitary authorities.
Created: 6 January 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Nelson
Local History around Nelson
There are some historic monuments around including:
Small stone circle on Delf HillIce house at Towneley HallBowl barrow 155m east of Beadle HillBowl barrow 140m east of Beadle HillCastercliff small multivallate hillfortBowl barrow on Hameldon PastureOakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman StreetBurwains Camp prehistoric defended settlement west of Broad Bank HillPike Low bowl barrow and site of beacon, Bonfire HillBeadle Hill Romano-British farmsteadRing cairn on Slipper HillIghtenhill Manor (site of)Two Romano-British farmsteads known as Ring StonesRound cairn on Hameldon PastureTwist Castle Romano-British farmsteadSaucer barrow 90m east of Ell CloughWarren at Everage Clough 450m north east of New Copy FarmHigherford Old BridgeRing cairn 25m east of Ell CloughBowl barrow 90m east of Twist Castle.Lakes near Nelson
Wildlife in and Around Nelson
Mammals found in Nelson
There have been 25 species of mammals recorded in the nelson area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
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Birds found in Nelson
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the nelson area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) |
