Located between Blackburn and Chorley, this ancient Parish has
links dating to the 15th century. The name comes from "Bryn"
meaning "spring". The village's livelihood has been gleaned
through farming with a slight detour towards weaving during
the Industrial Revolution. The Battle of Brunaberg took place
near the village. A local story tells of the "Brindle cuckoo".
The villagers believed that if they could find a way of
ensuring that the summer cuckoo didn't leave then summer would
continue. It was with this belief that they built a wall
around a cuckoo that they caught in the woods. However,
autumn and winter arrived in the normal way so that was the
end of that. For many years babies born in the village were
called "Brindle cuckoos".
For many years the Brindle races were very popular. Crowds of
over 20,000 used to witness the annual event. The race was
from the Rectory to the canal at Wheelton. The lords of the
manor in these parts were the Cavendish family. The local pub
the Cavendish Arms Inn is one of the few reminders of the
family. The pub was actually the home of the previous lord of
the manor Thomas Garard. He was forced to sell the estate to
the Cavendish family to raise money to pay for his release
from the Tower of London. He was held for supporting Mary
Queen of Scots during Elizabeth I's reigh.
St. Edmund Arrowsmith who was executed in Lancaster said
secret masses in the village during time of persecution. A
room in Arrowsmith House is still kept just as it was when the
secret services took place.
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