Welcome to Chipping

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Chipping is situated in the Ribble Valley on the edge of The Trough Of Bowland. A well kept secret to many, This picturesque Lancashire village has won a number of best kept village competitions over the years and more recently won the village section of the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom competition in 2009.

The village is known to be at least 1,000 years old and is named in the Domesday book as 'Chippenden' the name coming from the medieval 'Chepyn' meaning market place. Chipping really thrived during the Industrial Revolution when there were seven mills located along Chipping Brook. Sadly however the last of these ceased to be used for commercial purposes in 2010 when the furniture manufacturing business of HJ Berry was placed into administration.

The Trough Of Bowland is both a delight and a pleasure with its rolling pastures, working farmland and dense forestry. The area is classed as “an area of outstanding natural beauty” and it certainly lives up to expectation. The Forest of Bowland occupies most of the north east of Lancashire. It consists of barren gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland. It's an attractive alternative to the overcrowded Lake District, and today this grouse moorland is also used for walking and cycling. The name 'forest' is used in its traditional sense of 'a royal hunting ground', and much of the land still belongs to the Crown. In the past wild boar, deer, wolves, wild cats and game roamed the forest. Contrary to popular belief the origin of the name Bowland has nothing to do with archery (“the land of the bow”) but rather the name derives from the Old Norse boga-/bogi-, meaning a “bend in a river” A 10th century coinage used to describe the topography of the Hodder basin, with its meandering river and streams.

Just to the North of the village the access areas of Clougha, Fair Snape, Wolf Fell and Saddle Fell have been opened up to the public by access agreements negotiated between Lancashire County Council and the owners. This means that over 3,260 acres of open country is now open to walkers.

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