Lois Henderson
What’s in a name?
In Old English, blaec meant black or bleak, and rodu meant ‘clearing’, although some think that ‘rod’ refers to the Holy Rood, which is a Christian relic that is assumed to have come from the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified (“Holyrood (cross)”, [s.d.]). The name of the village has its origins in Roman times, when the local garrison was forced to clear a patch of ground so that they could survey the surrounding forests that the Britons used as a hiding place (Bolton.org.uk, 2013).
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Speaking about…
Kate Long, best-selling novelist, describes her childhood, in an interview with Lancashire Life (“Blackrod author Kate Long on how Bad Mother made her a better mum.” 2013): “I was taken back to Blackrod in Lancashire, a pit village between Wigan and Bolton, and grew up in a red brick terrace with a startling view of Rivington Pike.” The Pike is the summit of Winter Hill, in the West Pennine Moors, overlooking Rivington, from which there is a scenic cycling route through to Blackrod (“Blackrod cycling trails”, [s.d.]).
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Wonderful little church, it reminds me of the one I was married in, in Durban South Africa in 1974. It is called “The Old Fort Chapel” and was built in 1802.
So sad about the church in Knysna burning down, wasn’t it?
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A beautiful church.
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Great chapter M’Lady . Thank you for sharing .
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