Mellor, Lancashire
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Mellor is a village situated in the Borough of Ribble Valley
in Lancashire
, England
. It is reasonably large in size for a village, with two churches, one Church of England
Parish Church (St Mary's) and one Methodist
, as well as a primary school, three public houses and a hotel. In addition to this there is a post office and general store, several shops, a pharmacy and a private hire company. There are also three disused quarries
and the remains of an eel
farm that was destroyed by fire in the 1990s.
Atop the highest hill on Mellor Moor, overlooking the village, is the site of a Roman signalling station and a now-disused Royal Observer Corps
Nuclear Blast and Fallout Monitoring Station. The monitoring post was opened in July 1959, was decommissioned in October 1968 and is situated on a low mound ten yards west of a trig point
overlooking BAE Samlesbury Airfield. Many people still believe that this was a nuclear shelter or an air raid shelter for the use of the local population during times of war. A millennium viewpoint pillar has been erected alongside encroaching onto the top of the post.
Mellor has a village hall, situated near the centre of the village. It hosts many activities such as football, tennis, bowls and hockey. The hall is also used for other activities such as line-dancing, disco parties and exercise classes. The hall is available for hire. The hall also functions as the community centre for the village, where residents can go to discuss how to improve the local area.
Close to the village hall is a playing field and a tennis court which proves very popular in the summer. In the centre of the village there is a playground adjacent to a small public library and a doctor's surgery, which share the same building.
The local populace is generally middle class and middle age, although the tranquil rolling hills and tight sense of community have made it a prime retirement location.
Mellor is linked to Mellor Brook
, another small village, which features a bakery, post office with general store, an art gallery and the Feildens Arms, a public house. The hub of Mellor Brook
is the Community Centre, which was originally a chapel before becoming a primary school, which closed in 1962. In 1966 the building became a Community Centre, having been bought from the church, to be maintained as a Registered Charity until this day.
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe. Other places include Whalley, Longridge and Ribchester. The area is so called due to the River Ribble which flows in its final stages...
in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is reasonably large in size for a village, with two churches, one Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Parish Church (St Mary's) and one Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
, as well as a primary school, three public houses and a hotel. In addition to this there is a post office and general store, several shops, a pharmacy and a private hire company. There are also three disused quarries
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
and the remains of an eel
Eel
Eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and approximately 800 species. Most eels are predators...
farm that was destroyed by fire in the 1990s.
Atop the highest hill on Mellor Moor, overlooking the village, is the site of a Roman signalling station and a now-disused Royal Observer Corps
Royal Observer Corps
The Royal Observer Corps was a civil defence organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down....
Nuclear Blast and Fallout Monitoring Station. The monitoring post was opened in July 1959, was decommissioned in October 1968 and is situated on a low mound ten yards west of a trig point
Trig point
A triangulation station, also known as a triangulation pillar, trigonometrical station, trigonometrical point, trig station, trig beacon or trig point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity...
overlooking BAE Samlesbury Airfield. Many people still believe that this was a nuclear shelter or an air raid shelter for the use of the local population during times of war. A millennium viewpoint pillar has been erected alongside encroaching onto the top of the post.
Mellor has a village hall, situated near the centre of the village. It hosts many activities such as football, tennis, bowls and hockey. The hall is also used for other activities such as line-dancing, disco parties and exercise classes. The hall is available for hire. The hall also functions as the community centre for the village, where residents can go to discuss how to improve the local area.
Close to the village hall is a playing field and a tennis court which proves very popular in the summer. In the centre of the village there is a playground adjacent to a small public library and a doctor's surgery, which share the same building.
The local populace is generally middle class and middle age, although the tranquil rolling hills and tight sense of community have made it a prime retirement location.
Mellor is linked to Mellor Brook
Mellor Brook
Mellor Brook is a village which straddles the borders of the Boroughs of Ribble Valley and South Ribble in Lancashire, England.The village of Mellor Brook is approximately north-west of Blackburn....
, another small village, which features a bakery, post office with general store, an art gallery and the Feildens Arms, a public house. The hub of Mellor Brook
Mellor Brook
Mellor Brook is a village which straddles the borders of the Boroughs of Ribble Valley and South Ribble in Lancashire, England.The village of Mellor Brook is approximately north-west of Blackburn....
is the Community Centre, which was originally a chapel before becoming a primary school, which closed in 1962. In 1966 the building became a Community Centre, having been bought from the church, to be maintained as a Registered Charity until this day.