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Thread #85676   Message #1589464
Posted By: IanC
24-Oct-05 - 04:10 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Hunting the witch at Pendle Hill
Subject: RE: Folklore: Hunting the witch at Pendle Hill
Hi

(1) Pendle is in Lancashire

(2) The Pendle Witch Hunt is an historic event. The "witches" were tried in 1612. See The Pendle Witch Project for a good account. There are loads of other sites, including This One which has an early facsimile document.

(3) Some fanciful books have been written about the Pendle witches since the C19th.

(4) Pendle Hill is an impressive place, but you're unlikely to find any witches there, except in the gift shop "Witches Galore" at Newchurch in Pendle. I'd recommend it, it's great fun.

(5)Pendle Hill also has significance to Quakers as George Fox (founder) had a life-changing vision while standing on top of Pendle Hill. The name Pendle or Pendle Hill often occurs in educational institutions because of this.

Hope this is useful
:-)
Ian