Haslingden

Haslingden est une ville du nord-ouest de l'Angleterre, dans le Lancashire. Elle se trouve dans la vallée de Rossendale, à 31 kilomètres au nord de Manchester. Elle comptait 16 849 habitants au recensement de 2001.

1. Histoire

Haslingden est au XIXe siècle une ville manufacturière, principalement du coton, attirant une population venue d'Irlande, d'Écosse et du nord de l'Angleterre. Elle décline pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Une immigration importante venant surtout du Pakistan se produit à partir des années 1970.

1. Personnalités

John Cockerill (1790-1840), industriel né à Haslingden Michael Davitt (1846-1906), socialiste et indépendantiste irlandais, y a passé une partie de sa jeunesse Alan Rawsthorne (1905-1971), compositeur né à Haslingden Antonella Brollini (1974), YouTubeuse professionnelle résidant à Haslingden.

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Haslingden is a town in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It is 16 miles (26 km) north of Manchester. The name means 'valley of the hazels' or 'valley growing with hazels'. At the time of the 2011 census the town (including Helmshore) had a population of 15,969. The town is surrounded by high moorland; 370 m (1215 ft) to the north; 396 m (1300 ft) Cribden to the east; 418 m (1372 ft) Bull Hill to the south. Haslingden is the birthplace of the industrialist John Cockerill (1790–1840) and the composer Alan Rawsthorne (1905–1971), and was the home for many years of the Irish Republican leader, Michael Davitt (1846–1906). Haslingden Cricket Club is a member of the Lancashire League.

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Haslingden railway station

Haslingden railway station served the town of Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire. The station was built by the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) on their Bury to Accrington line and opened on 17 August 1848. In 1859, the ELR was incorporated into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, who operated it until 1923 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. Owned by the London Midland Region of British Railways from 1948, it was closed on 7 November 1960. The route through the station closed on 5 December 1966 and the tracks were subsequently lifted.

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Rossendale General Hospital

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All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall