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Here is something for you Lancashire Folk, after thinking hard and working hard, here comes the beautiful Lancashire Market town of Bradfield In Bowland in the Forest of Bowland, far removed from the degraded ex-Mill Towns like Burnley and Blackburn, it also has been known as "Bradfield In Lonsdale/Lunesdale" with it's proximity to the Lune Valley, Lancaster, The Yorkshire Dales, The Lake District and of course The Forest Of Bowland, that makes it popular with tourists. The Population of this town is around about 3,200, and including the village of Rossingham *not a suburb*, it adds up to 3,600. It is also famous for Cheese as well, a rival to Garstang, as this town makes some of the best Lancashire Cheese around. It did have a textile Mill or two in the Victorian Times, but they are all but gone, one of them was where Booths stands today

Some Features of the town.
The Market Square, duh, where markets have been held since the 13th century, and Market Day is where you can get the best of Lunesdale or Bowland food and drink, as well as local crafts, held twice a week.
The Parish Church of St Mary The Virgin, the center of the Ancient Parish of Bradfield, which contains treasures supposedly originating from Lancaster Priory, a 2 manual Organ by Abbott and Smith and Rebuilt by Harrison and Harrison, and bells that can be rung by pressing the buttons in the ringing room, the bells are a 1904 ring of 8 tuned to F, cast by John Taylor & Co
The Roman Catholic Church of St James and St Lawrence, a testament to the proud Roman Catholic history of Lancashire, despite persecution after the Reformation and this fine church was erected in 1875, and has a lot of treasures, including an Organ Case from Germany that was salvaged from a bombed out church, a Czech Icon of St James, and a Statue of the Virgin Mary
Bradfield Castle in the Skybox, this Norman Castle keeps watch over the town and The Forest of Bowland as well as the Lune Valley, nowadays, it lies in Ruin after being destroyed in the English Civil War, but it's ruins are also very popular with tourists as well, as it watches over the town.
The Town Hall and the Library, all in the same building, one of the best small town halls in North West England.
Shops and Cafes, of course, what else would this town rely on for it's residents, shoppers and tourists, some buildings you can go in to, you can also find shops the sells the town's cheese, some of the best Cheese in the North West, and what it's famous for!
Houses that you can go in to.....there is 3 that you can be able to access, that gives you lovely views of the market square and the town...
Listen out for Easter Eggs.......
The Skybox contains the Castle, the Supermarket Booths, that is quite common in the North West, the houses, and the village of Wreighton, Dry Stone Walls, hills and fields
This town also has bus services to Lancaster, Clitheroe *Damn the filter, but you know where I mean", Kirkby Lonsdale, High Bentham, Ingleton, Kendal and Skipton.

I also just want to say that I personally am quite divided about Lancashire, yep, I am from Yorkshire....but I have a real distaste for the ex-Mill Towns like, Nelson, Burnley, Accrington and Blackburn, they all seem to be run down and not nice to live in.....Colne has seen better days....but is not quite as bad.....but I do love the Ribble Valley and Clitheroe *stupid filter, you know where I mean* and I would like to go to Garstang and Lancaster as well, as well as all the nice bits of Lancashire.....but I would not go to Blackpool.....

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