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| Author: | Mel [ Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Higher Cockden Farm |
Taken from "Walks in a Lancashire Township. No.1 The Villages of Briercliffe". Roger Frost and Malcolm Higgin Higher Cockden Farm is on Todmorden Road. Locally it is known as Pollards, it was home to the Pollard family during the early 17th century. George Mason kept a pedigree herd of cattle at Higher Cockden. |
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| Author: | Mel [ Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:50 pm ] |
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Taken from "A Lancashire Township. The History of Briercliffe-with-Extwistle". Roger Frost Cockden can be traced to at least 1443. In 1560 it was the home of John Halstead (or Halsted) who was a clothier. The name means ‘cock valley’ and the bird referred to was probably the woodcock, a bird which was netted for food in the Middle Ages. (It is unlikely that the bird was the domestic fowl). Also in the same book ‘Pollards’ is the popular name for Higher Cockden Farm. The Pollard family had a long association with the farm dating from at least 1604 when the death of Thomas Pollard of Cockden is recorded |
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| Author: | Mel [ Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:51 pm ] |
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There are four pictures on the main site Cockden http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Photo%20Archive/Cockden/Cockden3.htm and http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Photo%20Archive/Cockden/Cockden2.htm Cockden Bridge http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Photo%20Archive/Cockden/Cockden%20Bridge1.htm and Cockden Lane http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Photo%20Archive/Cockden/Cockden%20Lane2.htm |
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| Author: | Mel [ Wed May 09, 2007 5:25 pm ] |
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For Sale? (link might not work once property sold) http://www.brodenlloyd.co.uk/property_details/cockden%20croft.pdf http://www.brodenlloyd.co.uk/property_details/cockden%20barn.pdf |
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| Author: | Mel [ Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:20 am ] |
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Higher Cockden Farm is now a B&B. This link is elsewhere on the site but thought it also appropriate to be here. http://www.highercockdenfarm.com |
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