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TodmordenThe Industrial Revolution caused a concentration of industry and settlement along the valley floor and a switch from woollens to cotton. One family in the area was particularly influential on the town; the Fielden family. They created a "dynasty" that changed the town forever by establishing several large mills, putting up assorted impressive buildings and bringing about social and educational change.WalsdenWalsden's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning "Valley of Foreigner" or "Valley of he who is Foreign". Foreign refers to the Celtic Britons who lived in West Yorkshire at the time of the Anglo Saxon Petty Kingdoms. It has been said in the past that it comes from "Wolves' Den" but this has been dismissed as the "den" in Walsden almost certainly refers to the valley.[citation needed]BarrowfordBarrowford 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, but in 1780, the fulling mill was rebuilt by Abraham Hargreaves as a cotton spinning mill. It was powered by a water wheel, fed by water drawn off at the weir on Pendle Water. What was the mill reservoir is now the ornamental pond in Barrowford Park, whilst remains of the mill survive in the corner of the nearby children's playground. For the next 50 years, cotton cloth was woven in the many handloom weavers' cottages which can still be seen along the main road through the village. 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. Until recently, one of the last examples of a working weaving shed could be seen at the East Lancashire Towel Company, but the firm ? which still produces traditional terry towelling on Lancashire looms ? recently moved to premises in Nelson. The site of the former mill is being redeveloped by a local supermarket chain. Another 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 milestone which projects from the wall is dated 1866. However little remains of Barrowford's industrial past, and the village today is a tourist destination and home to commuters who work across the county.Colne railway stationOn Sundays the service is every two hours.Littleborough railway stationIt lies on the Caldervale Line 22 km (13¾ miles) north of Manchester Victoria towards Halifax, Bradford Interchange and Leeds.Information by Wikipedia.com
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