We made our way towards the village of Sawley.
This row of terraced cottages looked gorgeous too.
Front and rear.
I don't know anything about the originality of the cottages. They looked superb, I will try and find out as to their origin etc.
The village was built around the now ruined 'Sawley Abbey' on the banks of The Ribble.
The name apparently means 'Damp Spot where the Willows grow'
The original Abbey was founded by William Percy in 1147.
We have some really nice photographs of the ruins which I will down load and put on here over the next couple of days.
There are a couple of interesting links here as well.
Sawley Abbey : Sawley Abbey : North West Region : Local ...
It's interesting to note that The Abbey was abandoned by the Monks in 1537 due to 'The Failed Pilgrimage of Grace' which attempted to challenge Henry V111's orders to close the monastries.
Alas the stomne from the abbey was plundered to build the village and now only part of the original church and cloisters remain.
Sawley Abbey, Lancashire, England
Two really good links above, well worth viewing.
As you can see the countryside around here is mesmerising.
I can see a busy Winter coming up as well re-visiting a lot of these places we have been covering over the last few months.