Category Archives: History

‘In 1911 the lord of the manor was the seventh Earl of Abingdon, in right of his first wife Caroline Louisa, eldest daughter and co-heir of Charles Towneley. In Lord Abingdon put 2500 acres out of a total of 4,008 … Continue reading →

Hapton and the Leeds and Liverpool. Perhaps the first thing any visitor to Hapton cannot help but notice is the close proximity of all forms of terrestrial transport. For more than three centuries pioneering engineers have chosen to route their … Continue reading →

THE BAPTIST CHAPEL IN HAPTON Little is known about the Baptist Chapel in the village of Hapton. It was referred to by the local people as “the tin tabernacle” because of its corrugated- iron roof. Several elderly villagers have provided … Continue reading →

FORWARD by Brenda Hayman I am indebted to Mrs. Joan Smith of Hapton for drawing my attention to this all but forgotten part of Hapton. Bridtwisell was the original name of this small hamlet in the south-east corner of Hapton, but … Continue reading →

Ruby was born at 8 Lane Ends, Hapton in Lancashire, England to her parents William and Maria Haworth Brown. She was the youngest of five children – Minnie, Bill, Victor and Harold. While her older siblings worked in the cotton-weaving … Continue reading →