HASLINGDEN - Lancashire County Council

Lancashire Historic Town SurveyHaslingdenCONTENTSContents..................................................................................................................................iFigures.................................................................................................................................. iiiPlates.................................................................................................................................... iiiSUMMARY............................................................................................................................ 11. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 51.1 Project background ..................................................................................................... 51.2 Project aims ................................................................................................................ 51.3 Project outputs ............................................................................................................ 61.4 Project methodology ................................................................................................... 62. LOCATION, TOPOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA ............................ 92.1 Geographical location ................................................................................................. 92.2 Geology....................................................................................................................... 92.3 Landscape setting....................................................................................................... 92.4 Study Area ................................................................................................................ 103. SOURCES ...................................................................................................................... 113.1 Published works........................................................................................................ 113.2 Manuscripts............................................................................................................... 123.3 Cartographic evidence .............................................................................................. 133.4 Archaeological evidence ........................................................................................... 134. HISTORICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT.............................................. 154.1 Prehistoric ................................................................................................................. 154.2 Romano-British ......................................................................................................... 154.3 Post-Roman and early medieval............................................................................... 154.4 Medieval.................................................................................................................... 154.5 Post-medieval ........................................................................................................... 174.6 Industrial and modern ............................................................................................... 195. STATEMENT OF HISTORIC URBAN CHARACTER and nature of the archaeologicalresource.............................................................................................................................. 315.1 Surviving Plan Components...................................................................................... 315.2 Plan Form ................................................................................................................. 415.3 Building Materials...................................................................................................... 425.4 Housing Types .......................................................................................................... 435.5 Communication Networks ......................................................................................... 455.6 Spaces, Vistas and Panoramas................................................................................ 465.7 Nature and Significance of the Archaeological Resource......................................... 46© Lancashire County Council 2005 i