17-11-2009, 20:32
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Re: what is the real name for the river stink
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Originally Posted by davidf
Gosh, I know that this is old but I'm just trawling through. Could it be that at one time it was known as the Hynd Burn (two words), which later became linked as one word, and then became known as the River Hyndburn? Just a thought from someone who has obviously nothing better to do at the moment.
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All this has been in other threads as well Hindburn
was first mentiond as a boundry in Acc as far back as 1192 ad.
It is the result of Woondnook Water and Warmden Brook meeting at the bottom of Grange Lane, at the junction with Cross St.
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