Once a thriving mill village, however, since the demise of the cotton industry Chatburn has taken on a whole new personality.

Now a quiet residential area, it has become one of the most attractive villages in the Ribble Valley.

CHATBURN DIAMOND JUBILEE CELERBRATIONS

Here in the heart of the Ribble Valley, in the North West of England, Chatburn is a delightful rural village, set beneath Pendle Hill, surrounded by an area of outstanding natural beauty, with the River Ribble a short walk to the Northwest.