The village of Barrowford in Lancashire in Northern England
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Barrowford, Lancashire, Northern EnglandMore information:
Barrowford is a large village in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. Barrowford is situated on the Marsden–Gisburn–Long Preston Turnpike. One of the original toll houses, dating from 1804-5, can still be seen at the junction with the road to Colne, complete with a reproduction of the table of tolls which were paid. The toll house was restored in the 1980s.Barrowford is located about a mile from the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, and a set of seven locks leads to the highest section of the canal between Barrowford and Barnoldswick. The packhorse bridge near Higherford Mill is the oldest in Barrowford, dating back to the end of the 16th century. The village has two rivers, Pendle Water flows through the town with trout that can often be seen. The other river is Colne Water, flows down from the moors above the town of Colne. Barrowford has been a centre for textile production since at least the sixteenth century, when a fulling mill is recorded in the village. Until the late 18th century, the manufacture of woollen cloth was the primary industry. Cotton cloth was woven in the many handloom weavers' cottages which can still be seen. As power looms were introduced into the cotton industry in north east Lancashire in the 1820s, weaving gradually became a factory industry and production moved from the home to the massive weaving sheds which began to be constructed.A weaving shed at Higherford Mill has been converted to artists' workshops. By the 1860s, the village was heavily reliant on the cotton mills for employment, and during the American Civil War was badly affected by the Cotton Famine, along with the rest of Lancashire. The wall alongside the river opposite Barrowford Park was built during this period to provide work for the weavers.The village today is a tourist destination and home to commuters who work across the county.