Whittingham is a civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. The parish measures 4 miles (6 km) east-to-west, from the outskirts of Longridge to the outskirts of Broughton, but only 1 mile (1½ km) north-to-south. Its population was 2,189 in 2001,[1] reducing to 2,027 at the time of the 2011 Census.[2] The village of Goosnargh is at its centre.
Whittingham
North Lodge, the entrance to Guild Park, the grounds of the former Whittingham Hospital
The only village of any substantial size in the parish is Goosnargh. Goosnargh is unusual because only one side of one road in the village lies within the parish boundaries of Goosnargh; almost all of the village lies within Whittingham parish.
This may explain why the village is sometimes referred to as "Goosnargh and Whittingham", as if there were two villages. Some road signs on entering the village display "Whittingham and Goosnargh". The website of the local "Goosnargh & Whittingham Whitsuntide Festival" refers to "the twin villages of Goosnargh and Whittingham".[3] An article in a local newspaper also refers to "the villages of Whittingham and Goosnargh".[4]
However, no modern maps show a village marked "Whittingham" and the website of Whittingham Parish Council[5] refers only to the village of Goosnargh.
Whittingham Hospital, whose grounds adjoin the village of Goosnargh, was founded in 1869 and grew to be the largest mental hospital in the country. The hospital pioneered the use of electroencephalograms (EEGs) and during its time it had its own church, farms, railway, telephone exchange, post office, reservoirs, gas works, brewery, orchestra, brass band, ballroom and butchers.[6]
During the 1970s and 1980s, new drugs and therapies were introduced. Long-stay patients were returned to the community or dispersed to smaller units around Preston. The hospital eventually closed in 1995.[7] The hospital campus is now mostly derelict awaiting redevelopment, but a psychiatric unit known as Guild Lodge still operates on part of the site.
Cumeragh Village
Cumeragh Village is a hamlet that consists of houses around a square. It lies just outside the village of Goosnargh and directly opposite the main entrance to the grounds of the former Whittingham Hospital. The houses were originally built to house hospital workers.[8]
Notable places
Just outside the town of Longridge, within the parish of Whittingham, lies Halfpenny Lane locally /ˈheɪpni/HAYP-nee, so named because of a toll charged to cattle drovers for an overnight stay.[9]Dun Cow Rib Farm was built on the lane by Adam Hoghton in 1616,[9][10] and contains embedded in its wall a large rib. According to legend, the rib came from a giant "dun cow" which roamed the area at the time of the Plague, and whose milk saved the local inhabitants, and was buried at nearby Cow Hill, near Grimsargh.[11][12] An alternative legend claims that the cow gave milk freely to all comers, but died of shock when an old witch asked it to fill a riddle (sieve) instead of a pail.[10] In reality, the rib is probably from a whale or Bronze Ageaurochs.[11] With reference to the rib from the Great Dun Cow, a rib bone was also to be found at Grimsargh Hall Farm.
Chingle Hall was built by the Singleton family and first appears by name in 1354. Whittingham Hall, half a mile to the east, was owned by the Whittingham family.
Between 1962 and 1991, straddling the boundary of Whittingham and Goosnargh parishes in Langley Lane, were the headquarters of the Western Region of the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation. They were in a vast underground bunker that would have been the Northwest of England’s control centre in the event of a nuclear attack on Britain. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the site was sold off and the above-surface buildings are now used as a veterinary centre.[13][14]
Whittingham House is one of the oldest houses in the parish.[citation needed] It used to own 300 acres (1.2 km2) of land, which was subsequently divided up. In the twentieth century the house was about to be converted into flats, but one of the wings was burnt down, leading to the withdrawal of the plans.
Administration
The parish was part of Preston Rural District throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974.[15] In 1974 the parish became part of the Borough of Preston, which became a city in 2002.
^Subterranea Britannica: Royal Observer Corps: Preston, accessed 6 November 2007
^Preston RD, Vision of Britain, accessed 9 June 2014
Bibliography
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whittingham, Lancashire.
Dewhurst, A (1985) Times Past in Goosnargh, Countryside Publications, Chorley, ISBN0-86157-183-5
Hunt, D. (2003) The Wharncliffe Companion to Preston — An A to Z of Local History, Wharncliffe Books, Barnsley, ISBN1-903425-79-4.
Pattinson, M. (Ed.) (1999) Longridge — The Way we Were, Hudson History of Settle, ISBN0-9533643-4-8
Rothwell, C (1995) Around Garstang, Alan Sutton Publishing, Stroud, ISBN0-7509-0870-X
Till, J.M. (1993) A History of Longridge and its People, Carnegie Publishing, Preston, ISBN0-948789-92-1
August 21, 2023
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Whittingham is a civil parish in the City of Preston Lancashire England The parish measures 4 miles 6 km east to west from the outskirts of Longridge to the outskirts of Broughton but only 1 mile 1 km north to south Its population was 2 189 in 2001 1 reducing to 2 027 at the time of the 2011 Census 2 The village of Goosnargh is at its centre WhittinghamNorth Lodge the entrance to Guild Park the grounds of the former Whittingham HospitalWhittinghamShown within the City of Preston districtShow map of the City of Preston districtWhittinghamLocation within LancashireShow map of LancashirePopulation2 027 2011 OS grid referenceSD505345Civil parishWhittinghamDistrictPrestonShire countyLancashireRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townPRESTONPostcode districtPR3Dialling code01772PoliceLancashireFireLancashireAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentWyre and Preston NorthList of places UK England Lancashire 53 49 01 N 2 39 29 W 53 817 N 2 658 W 53 817 2 658Go Ba Wo Br I Wh H Gr LCivil parishes in the City of PrestonBarton Broughton Goosnargh Grimsargh Haighton Ingol amp Tanterton Lea Whittingham Woodplumpton The parish once contained the largest mental hospital in England North West England s nuclear bunker and according to legend a giant cow Contents 1 Goosnargh and Whittingham 2 Whittingham Hospital 3 Cumeragh Village 4 Notable places 5 Administration 6 See also 7 References 8 BibliographyGoosnargh and Whittingham EditMain article Goosnargh The only village of any substantial size in the parish is Goosnargh Goosnargh is unusual because only one side of one road in the village lies within the parish boundaries of Goosnargh almost all of the village lies within Whittingham parish This may explain why the village is sometimes referred to as Goosnargh and Whittingham as if there were two villages Some road signs on entering the village display Whittingham and Goosnargh The website of the local Goosnargh amp Whittingham Whitsuntide Festival refers to the twin villages of Goosnargh and Whittingham 3 An article in a local newspaper also refers to the villages of Whittingham and Goosnargh 4 However no modern maps show a village marked Whittingham and the website of Whittingham Parish Council 5 refers only to the village of Goosnargh Whittingham Hospital EditMain article Whittingham Hospital Whittingham Hospital whose grounds adjoin the village of Goosnargh was founded in 1869 and grew to be the largest mental hospital in the country The hospital pioneered the use of electroencephalograms EEGs and during its time it had its own church farms railway telephone exchange post office reservoirs gas works brewery orchestra brass band ballroom and butchers 6 During the 1970s and 1980s new drugs and therapies were introduced Long stay patients were returned to the community or dispersed to smaller units around Preston The hospital eventually closed in 1995 7 The hospital campus is now mostly derelict awaiting redevelopment but a psychiatric unit known as Guild Lodge still operates on part of the site Cumeragh Village EditCumeragh Village is a hamlet that consists of houses around a square It lies just outside the village of Goosnargh and directly opposite the main entrance to the grounds of the former Whittingham Hospital The houses were originally built to house hospital workers 8 Notable places EditJust outside the town of Longridge within the parish of Whittingham lies Halfpenny Lane locally ˈ h eɪ p n i HAYP nee so named because of a toll charged to cattle drovers for an overnight stay 9 Dun Cow Rib Farm was built on the lane by Adam Hoghton in 1616 9 10 and contains embedded in its wall a large rib According to legend the rib came from a giant dun cow which roamed the area at the time of the Plague and whose milk saved the local inhabitants and was buried at nearby Cow Hill near Grimsargh 11 12 An alternative legend claims that the cow gave milk freely to all comers but died of shock when an old witch asked it to fill a riddle sieve instead of a pail 10 In reality the rib is probably from a whale or Bronze Age aurochs 11 With reference to the rib from the Great Dun Cow a rib bone was also to be found at Grimsargh Hall Farm Chingle Hall was built by the Singleton family and first appears by name in 1354 Whittingham Hall half a mile to the east was owned by the Whittingham family Between 1962 and 1991 straddling the boundary of Whittingham and Goosnargh parishes in Langley Lane were the headquarters of the Western Region of the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation They were in a vast underground bunker that would have been the Northwest of England s control centre in the event of a nuclear attack on Britain After the collapse of the Soviet Union the site was sold off and the above surface buildings are now used as a veterinary centre 13 14 Whittingham House is one of the oldest houses in the parish citation needed It used to own 300 acres 1 2 km2 of land which was subsequently divided up In the twentieth century the house was about to be converted into flats but one of the wings was burnt down leading to the withdrawal of the plans Administration EditThe parish was part of Preston Rural District throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974 15 In 1974 the parish became part of the Borough of Preston which became a city in 2002 See also Edit Lancashire portalListed buildings in Whittingham LancashireReferences Edit UK Census 2001 Local Area Report Whittingham Parish 30UK007 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 27 May 2019 UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Whittingham Parish E04005240 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 27 May 2019 Goosnargh amp Whittingham Whitsuntide Festival 2008 Festival Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine accessed 5 November 2007 Sports association up off the blocks Longridge News 3 May 2007 accessed online 6 November 2007 Lancashire Parish Portal Whittingham Parish Council Archived 27 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine accessed 5 November 2007 Pattinson p 108 Asylum Whittingham Hospital accessed 5 November 2007 1 April 2002 Residents see red over fight to save green land Lancashire Evening Post Preston accessed 17 May 2011 a b Till p 21 a b Townships Whittingham A History of the County of Lancaster Volume 7 1912 pp 207 13 accessed 15 June 2007 a b Rothwell p 102 Dewhurst p 22 Hunt p 151 Subterranea Britannica Royal Observer Corps Preston accessed 6 November 2007 Preston RD Vision of Britain accessed 9 June 2014Bibliography Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whittingham Lancashire Dewhurst A 1985 Times Past in Goosnargh Countryside Publications Chorley ISBN 0 86157 183 5 Hunt D 2003 The Wharncliffe Companion to Preston An A to Z of Local History Wharncliffe Books Barnsley ISBN 1 903425 79 4 Pattinson M Ed 1999 Longridge The Way we Were Hudson History of Settle ISBN 0 9533643 4 8 Rothwell C 1995 Around Garstang Alan Sutton Publishing Stroud ISBN 0 7509 0870 X Till J M 1993 A History of Longridge and its People Carnegie Publishing Preston ISBN 0 948789 92 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whittingham Lancashire amp oldid 1086556729 Cumeragh Village, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
