Jack Keighley’s illustrated Cicerone guide to Walks in Lancashire Witch Country is a distinctive guide to the walking opportunities in the area around Pendle Hill commonly associated in history with witches. It was in 1612 that ten Pendle witches went to the scaffold & this legacy provides the backdrop for the knowledgeable author’s exploration of the countryside. 30 circular walks are described & all have starting points within 8 miles of Pendle’s summit. The walks range from routes across romantic moors, wooded valleys & some of England’s most picturesque river scenery. The guide also draws attention to historic buildings & relics of the Industrial Revolution in this area of the country. The guide has been h&-written & is distinctively illustrated by the author with sketches of some of the most interesting features
- including buildings, wildlife & landscapes
- found in Lancashire Witch Country. Each chapter provides information on Parking, a general description of the terrain & notes on features of interest. An introduction gives information on Clothing & Equipment & Walking with Children & Dogs. Detailed route descriptions are also accompanied by carefully drawn sketch diagrams mapping the route.

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Enough! For far too long, Lancashire has languished under the grimy pall of smoke & muck & mills & mines, enveloped in outdated condescensions, smothered by the easy dismissals that put down the north of England as just `up there` & `grim`. Thank you very much George Orwell, Monty Python & every London cabbie. But Lancashire is not up there. Lancs is actually situated in the centre of the British Isles. & far from being grim, it is a place of wit & wonder, romance & surprise, a land of exotic influence whose people have always looked outward to sophistications & influences beyond frontiers & seas. Indeed, French writer Honore de Balzac recognised these affinities & yearnings in the Lancashire people when he had one of his characters declare that ` Lancashire is the county where women die of love.` Mock if you like, but then think about it: where is the magnificent thoroughfare that inspired the boulevards of Paris? Where did they go to film ” Brief Encounter”, the most romantic British film ever made? Where did the young Shakespeare dream of & draw on for his inspired imaginings? Join Charles Nevin, ” Fleet Street” journalist & humorist, as he returns to his roots & reveals all this & more. Discover the true Camelot & the beauty that is rugby league. See where Lancastrians go to die, but first visit Lost Lancashire & its great twin cities, Manchester & Liverpool. Mull over why Britain`s greatest comics, from Laurel to Coogan, Formby to Vegas, Dodd to Kay, Fields to Wood, Morecambe & Dawson, have all come from Lancs. Mere coincidence? Give over, & read on.. . ...

Lancashire: Liverpool & South West Pevsner Architectural Guide, in a series of publications begun with the express aim of providing up-to-date guides to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader & specialist. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by a descriptive gazetteer arranged alphabetically by place. Whilst cathedrals & their furnishings, great country houses & their parks form the grand set pieces, the books demonstrate the enjoyable diversity of architecture in the British Isles in accounts of rural churches & farmsteads, Victorian public buildings & industrial monuments. A continuing programme of publication keeps the series up-to-date with new information on older buildings & recent architecture while maintaining the tradition of Pevsner`s own succinct accounts. Each book has over 100 photographs, mostly specially commissioned, numerous maps & plans, a glossary & indexes. ...

Lancashire: Manchester & South East Pevsner Architectural Guide, in a series of publications begun with the express aim of providing up-to-date guides to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader & specialist. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by a descriptive gazetteer arranged alphabetically by place. Whilst cathedrals & their furnishings, great country houses & their parks form the grand set pieces, the books demonstrate the enjoyable diversity of architecture in the British Isles in accounts of rural churches & farmsteads, Victorian public buildings & industrial monuments. A continuing programme of publication keeps the series up-to-date with new information on older buildings & recent architecture while maintaining the tradition of Pevsner`s own succinct accounts. Each book has over 100 photographs, mostly specially commissioned, numerous maps & plans, a glossary & indexes. ...

Lancaster in 1910 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the centre & northern part of Lancaster. Coverage stretches from Marton Street & Queen Square northward to Broadway, Skerton, & from Derwent Road westward to Willow Lane. Major features include Castle station, Market Hall, Town Hall, tramways, St Mary`s church, town centre shown in detail, St Peter`s RC church, Greenfield Mills, Moor Lane Mills, Bath Mill, Giant Axe Field, Green Ayre station, St Luke`s church Skerton, Workhouse, Lune Villa, Midland Railway Castle Branch with engine shed, Glasson Dock Branch, LNWR Lancaster Quay Branch, Ryel&, etc. On the reverse are extracts from a contemporary trade directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Lancaster Canal with the Ribble Link by GEOproject shows details of navigation & facilities available to the boat user with details of boatyard & boat trip operators, as well as useful snippets of visitor information for places of interest not far from the water ...

Lancaster South in 1910 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the southern part of Lancaster, stretching from Aberdeen Road & the cattle market southward to the Royal Albert Asylum, & from Golgotha Road westward to Aldcliffe Hall. Major features include White Cross Mills, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Ripley Hospital (Orphanage), Nazareth House, Royal Albert Asylum, Royal Albert Farm, tramways, Queen`s Mill, The Greaves, Bowerham, Moorside, Bowerham Barracks, Primrose Hill, LNWR engine shed, Lancaster Canal, etc. Part of Aldcliffe around Aldcliffe Hall (but not church) is in the south-western corner. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

A detailed topographic map of Lancaster, Morecambe & Fleetwood from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series. Edition A2; Publication date July 2010 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map of Lancaster, Morecambe & Fleetwood from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series. Edition A2; Publication date October 2010 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Lancaster, Morecambe & Fleetwood area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 296, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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