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=== 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.
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