Pendle Hill is most famous for its links to the notorious Witch Trials of 1612.  The twelve accused lived in the area surrounding Pendle Hill in Lancashire, and were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft. All but two were tried at lancaster Assizes on 18–19 August 1612, along with the Samlesbury Witches and others, in a series of trials that have become known as the Lancashire witch trials. One was tried at York Assizes on 27 July 1612, and another died in prison. Of the eleven who went to trial – nine women and two men – ten were found guilty and executed by hanging; one was found not guilty.

History and legend has woven a spell over Pendle and the surrounding towns and villages. Pendle Hill rises above this ancient hunting ground, once the home of wolves and wild boar and to this day dotted with tiny hamlets and farms. It is still and untamed place.

The landscape, carved out by man and by nature, welcomes walkers and countryside enthusiasts as well as paranormal investigators and those wanting to soak up the ambience of this most famous of witch countries. Visit lovely rural villages such as Downham, Chatburn, Newchurch-in-Pendle and Sabden to truly wonder at the landscape and meet the locals, perhaps over a drink or two in one of the many local pubs and inns that nestle amongst the landscape.

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