The River Hyndburn is a minor river in Lancashire, England. Beginning as Woodnook Water on the slopes of Goodshaw Hill, it passes through Stone Fold, Rising Bridge and Baxenden where it is augmented by streams from Thirteen Stone Hill and continues to the Woodnook area of Accrington.[1] Near St James Church, it collects Broad Oak Water (recorded in 1800 as the River Grange), becoming the River Hyndburn.[2][3] It heads northward through the town centre, collecting Pleck Brook and turning west, flowing under the East Lancashire railway lineviaduct and continuing to Church.
The name is from Old Englishburna "stream" (not Old Norsebrunnr 'spring', as with some place names over the boundary in North Yorkshire). The origins of Hynd are uncertain. It could be derived from the Old Englishhyldre "an elder-tree", or hynd "hind", or the Old Norse/Old English personal name Helþor/Helthor. An early mention of the name can be found in the "Chetham miscellanie", which contains an entry from 1360; "Bounds of Magna (Great) Harwood. Begin at the foot of Northdeyne water at the falling thereof into Hindeburne/Hyndburne water."[6]
The name of the river may have changed over time. On William Yates map of 1786, it is seen as the Winburn.[7] This is thought to be because the source of the river can be found in the Win Fields, still known as Winfields today. By 1828, it is written as Henburn,[8] perhaps referring to the fact it ran along the edge of HenField to the North of Accrington. Two streams that go on to become the River Hyndburn lie within the old township of Henheads. The township is thought to be so named because the Hyndburn was more often called the Henburn in the past.[citation needed] On the 1848 Six-inch Ordnance Survey map, it is written as Hyndburn brook.[9]
An ongoing river improvement scheme aimed to allow migrating salmon, trout and eels access to the River Hyndburn, saw the construction in 2017 of a fish bypass at the 4-metre (13 ft 1 in) high, 19th-century Oakenshaw Print Works weir on Hyndburn Brook.[11][12] In June 2019, work started on a similar project, upstream at the weir of Dunkenhalgh near Rishton.[13]
On 11 July 2018, Woodnook Vale and Peel Park were officially designated as local nature reserves, becoming the two largest in Lancashire. Woodnook Vale covers approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) of Woodnook Water, south of Accrington and includes Rothwell Heights on the western side of the valley. The Peel Park site, east of the town, covers the mill ponds above the old Plantation Mill print works site,[14] which supply Pleck Brook.[10]
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^"Hyndburn". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^"Chetham miscellanie". Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^"View map: Centre south east sheet - The county Palatine of Lancaster - Counties of Scotland, 1580-1928". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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Not to be confused with River Hindburn The River Hyndburn is a minor river in Lancashire England Beginning as Woodnook Water on the slopes of Goodshaw Hill it passes through Stone Fold Rising Bridge and Baxenden where it is augmented by streams from Thirteen Stone Hill and continues to the Woodnook area of Accrington 1 Near St James Church it collects Broad Oak Water recorded in 1800 as the River Grange becoming the River Hyndburn 2 3 It heads northward through the town centre collecting Pleck Brook and turning west flowing under the East Lancashire railway line viaduct and continuing to Church HyndburnRiver Hyndburn at Church Bridge LocationCountryEnglandPhysical characteristicsSource locationGoodshaw Hill Rossendale as Woodnook Water Mouth locationHyndburn Brook south of Dunkenhalgh Here it turns northward again meeting Hyndburn Brook just before it passes under the M65 motorway bridge to the south of Dunkenhalgh 4 5 which continues past Clayton le Moors and Great Harwood ultimately joining the River Calder Today much of the course of the river and parts of its tributaries run underground through culverts 1 The Hyndburn borough of Lancashire is named after the river Contents 1 Meaning of the river name 2 Tributaries 3 Wildlife 4 References 5 External linksMeaning of the river name EditThe name is from Old English burna stream not Old Norse brunnr spring as with some place names over the boundary in North Yorkshire The origins of Hynd are uncertain It could be derived from the Old English hyldre an elder tree or hynd hind or the Old Norse Old English personal name Helthor Helthor An early mention of the name can be found in the Chetham miscellanie which contains an entry from 1360 Bounds of Magna Great Harwood Begin at the foot of Northdeyne water at the falling thereof into Hindeburne Hyndburne water 6 The name of the river may have changed over time On William Yates map of 1786 it is seen as the Winburn 7 This is thought to be because the source of the river can be found in the Win Fields still known as Winfields today By 1828 it is written as Henburn 8 perhaps referring to the fact it ran along the edge of HenField to the North of Accrington Two streams that go on to become the River Hyndburn lie within the old township of Henheads The township is thought to be so named because the Hyndburn was more often called the Henburn in the past citation needed On the 1848 Six inch Ordnance Survey map it is written as Hyndburn brook 9 Tributaries EditAntley Syke Pleck Brook 10 Broad Oak Water Warmden Brook Tag Clough Laund Clough Woodnook Water Tom Dale Clough Luddington CloughWildlife EditAn ongoing river improvement scheme aimed to allow migrating salmon trout and eels access to the River Hyndburn saw the construction in 2017 of a fish bypass at the 4 metre 13 ft 1 in high 19th century Oakenshaw Print Works weir on Hyndburn Brook 11 12 In June 2019 work started on a similar project upstream at the weir of Dunkenhalgh near Rishton 13 On 11 July 2018 Woodnook Vale and Peel Park were officially designated as local nature reserves becoming the two largest in Lancashire Woodnook Vale covers approximately 2 2 miles 3 5 km of Woodnook Water south of Accrington and includes Rothwell Heights on the western side of the valley The Peel Park site east of the town covers the mill ponds above the old Plantation Mill print works site 14 which supply Pleck Brook 10 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to River Hyndburn a b OL21 Map South Pennines 1 25 000 Explorer Ordnance Survey 2015 ISBN 9780319242605 Lancashire and Furness Map 1 2 500 County Series Ordnance Survey 1892 Crossley Richard Shaw 2013 Accrington Through The 19th Century lulu com p 8 ISBN 978 1300775966 Lancashire Map 1 2 500 Ordnance Survey 1911 Sheet LXIII 10 Hyndburn Catchment Data Explorer Environment Agency Retrieved 5 July 2019 Chetham miscellanie Retrieved 30 November 2022 View map Centre south east sheet The county Palatine of Lancaster Counties of Scotland 1580 1928 maps nls uk Retrieved 26 October 2022 View map A map of the County Palatine of Lancaster from an accurate survey in the yea Counties of Scotland 1580 1928 maps nls uk Retrieved 26 October 2022 View map Lancashire LXIII includes Accrington Altham Church Clayton Le Moors Rishto Ordnance Survey Six inch England and Wales 1842 1952 maps nls uk Retrieved 26 October 2022 a b Crossley p 293 Nic Marko 21 February 2018 New 128k fish bypass opens to bring salmon back to River Hyndburn Lancashire Telegraph Retrieved 26 July 2019 Brown trout have been tracked since new fish pass was put in place Natural Course 22 May 2019 Retrieved 26 July 2019 RLTWebadmin 20 June 2019 Work commences on Dunkenhalgh Weir Ribble Life Together Retrieved 26 July 2019 Woodnook Vale and Peel Park Local Nature Reserve leaflet Hyndburn Borough Council 2019 Retrieved 27 July 2019 External links EditImages from culverted sections at substormflow com Warmden Brook Broad Oak Water Confluence with Woodnook Water 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