Clitheroe (1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article)
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 1911
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Description
Clitheroe, a market town in Lancashire in England, is described in the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica. It lies in the valley of the Ribble at the foot of Pendle Hill, which rises to 1,831 feet. The town is 35 miles north of Manchester, and its count in 1901 was 11,414. Key sites are the church of Saint Mary Magdalene and the keep of a Norman castle on a rock above the valley.
Work in Clitheroe rests on cotton mills, print works, paper mills, foundries, and brick and lime works. A grammar school founded in 1554 and a technical school serve the town. Five miles south west stands Stonyhurst College, the chief school in England for Roman Catholic students. Jesuit teachers came there in 1795 after flight from France and the Low Countries, and the house was given to them by Thomas Weld.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Encyclopaedia Britannica |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1911 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Wikisource — 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica |
Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Clitheroe