Editing Clitheroe (section)

== History ==
[[File:Clitheroe, Old Town Hall, Church Street.jpg|thumb|left|[[Old Town Hall, Clitheroe|The Old Town Hall in Clitheroe]]]]
The name ''Clitheroe'' is thought to come from the Anglo-Saxon for "Rocky Hill",<ref name="council-hist">{{cite web|url=http://www.clitheroetowncouncil.gov.uk/Pages/History.htm|title=Town Council History|work=Clitheroe Town Council|access-date=14 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426184927/http://www.clitheroetowncouncil.gov.uk/Pages/History.htm|archive-date=26 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was also spelled ''Clyderhow'' and ''Cletherwoode'',<ref name="britannica">{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Clitheroe |volume=6 |page=531}}</ref> amongst others. The town was the administrative centre for the lands of the [[Honour of Clitheroe]]. The [[Battle of Clitheroe]] was fought in 1138 during [[the Anarchy]]. These lands were held by [[Roger the Poitevin]], who passed them to the [[de Lacy]] family, from whom they passed by marriage in 1310 or 1311 to [[Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster|Thomas, Earl of Lancaster]].<ref name=britannica /> It subsequently became part of the [[Duchy of Lancaster]] until [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] at the Restoration bestowed it, on [[George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle]], from whose family it descended through the [[house of Montagu]]e to that of Buccleuch.<ref name=britannica />

At one point, the town of Clitheroe was given to Richard, [[Richard III of England|1st Duke of Gloucester]]. Up until 1835, the Lord of the Honor was also by right [[Lordship of Bowland|Lord of Bowland]], the so-called [[Lord of the Fells]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forestofbowland.com/node/1864|title=The Lordship of Bowland|work=forestofbowland.com}}</ref> The town's earliest existing charter is from 1283, granted by [[Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln]], confirming rights granted by one of his forebears between 1147 and 1177.<ref name=council-hist />

According to local legend, stepping stones across the [[River Ribble]] near the town are the abode of an evil spirit, who drowns one traveller every seven years.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ash |first=Russell |date=1973 |title=Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain |publisher=Reader's Digest Association Limited |page=362 |isbn=9780340165973 }}</ref>

=== Jet engine development ===
During [[World War II]], the [[jet engine]] was developed by the [[Rover Company]].<ref>David S Brooks (1997). Vikings at Waterloo: Wartime Work on the Whittle Jet Engine by the [[Rover Company]]. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. {{ISBN|1-872922-08-2}}]</ref> Rover and [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]] met engineers from the different companies at Clitheroe's [[Swan Court Shopping Arcade|Swan & Royal Hotel]]. The residential area 'Whittle Close' in the town is named after [[Frank Whittle]], being built over the site of the former jet engine test beds.

=== Ancient monuments ===
The town only has three Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Bellmanpark Lime kiln and embankment,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/results/|title=The List Search Results for Bellmanpark &#124; Historic England|website=historicengland.org.uk|accessdate=30 October 2020}}</ref> [[Edisford Bridge]]<ref>{{NHLE|num=1005118|desc=Eadsford (or Edisford) Bridge, Clitheroe|accessdate=30 October 2020}}</ref> and [[Clitheroe Castle]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1016196|desc=Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle, Clitheroe|accessdate=30 October 2020}}</ref>