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Hurst Green is a small village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, connected in its history to the Jesuit school, Stonyhurst College. The village is from Longridge and from Clitheroe, and is close to the River Ribble, near its junction with the River Hodder. ==History== With the founding of Stonyhurst Hall, by Richard Shireburn in 1592, the hamlet of Hurst Green (about a mile away) began to develop, as often happens with the building of Manor Houses. The hamlet’s development continued, once the College was founded in 1794, and by the early 20th century, the village was about the size it is now (approximately 500 residents). There is a distinctive war memorial to World Wars I and II bearing the names of the soldiers who died from the area. This is situated near the village 'green'. At the other side of the green stands the prominent St Peter's Guild Club, a catholic social club which has existed for well over 200 years. Shireburn donated the impressive and distinctive Alms Houses to the village. These Alms Houses were originally based on Longridge Fell but moved to Avenue Road. The presence of at least two old bobbin mills bear witness to the cottage-industry that was once here. However, this is a community that mainly thrives on farming and tourism - with some people working at the local college and many more commuting to local towns. In the 1970s the village had three shops, but these have gone over the last few years and Hurst Green now has no shops, but there remains a thriving sense of community, often centred on the large village hall, the churches of St. Peter's Catholic Church at Stonyhurst College, the Anglican church of (St. John The Evangelist ), the pubs, St Peter's Club, and the football club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hurst Green, Lancashire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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