visitburnley

Surviving on the moors above this small village near to Padiham are the remains of the old hunting lodge of the Towneley family, in what was once one of the largest deer parks in Lancashire after having been enclosed by Sir John Towneley around 1610. There was also a castle here, and although nothing now remains but the site, this is a spectacular one on the edge of a wooded gorge and it  is well worth the walk up Castle Clough.  Hapton also saw pioneering work on electrical power and is believed to have been the first place with electric street lighting.