Walking around Wycoller Hall and Jane Eyre in Pocahontas County

The South Cheshire Ramblers organize a walk today, May 23, around Brontë country:

Boulsworth Hill - 23rd May 2010

Boulsworth Hill in Lancashire, where we shall be in May 2010, is one of what are known as Pendle’s Three Peaks. The others are Pendle Hill and Weets Hill. Some of us climbed Pendle Hill on a summer’s day three years ago and the weather was so appalling it is still recalled with horror. I hope our trip up Boulsworth Hill will be memorable for better reasons.
The walk starts from Wycoller Country Park on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border and at the western end of Brontë country. The ruined Wycoller Hall is believed to have been the inspiration for Fearndean Manor in Jane Eyre. The village of Wycoller is traffic-free and has some beautiful preserved buildings and ancient bridges over the beck. One of the bridges, Clam Bridge, is thought to be more than a thousand years old and is listed as an Ancient Monument.
Our route follows the stream out of the village and heads up through Turnhole Clough to join the Pendle Way and Brontë Way out onto open moorland. It drops down briefly to Spoutley Lumb Farm before beginning the ascent. First come the slopes of Pot Brinks Moor, then the gritstone outcrops of Little Chair Stones and Weather Stones before making for Boulsworth summit (517 metres) which is also known as Lad Law. Weather permitting there should be some great views from here.
The descent brings views of Upper and Lower Caldwell Reservoirs before rejoining the Pendle Way and taking a short detour to see the waterfall known as Lumb Spout. Fields and farm tracks will take us past Hollin Hall Mill and back to Wycoller. (Carole Bentley)

More information in the Crewe Chronicle.

An alert from Marlinton, West Virginia:

The Pocahontas County Free Libraries and the Greater Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation invite the public to attend a celebration of female writers in an evening of live performances on Sunday, May 23, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the McClintic Library in Marlinton. The event will include presentations by local actors portraying famous female writers, as well as readings from local girls who participate in the High Rocks for Girls Program. Refreshments will be served.

The evening’s entertainment will begin with a talk by Margery Kempe who wrote the first autobiography in the English language in 1438. Kempe’s antics will be brought to life by local actress Ellen Broudy. Following Kempe will be a look at the bleak life of Charlotte Bronte and the Bronte family. Among the many books written by these three prolific writers are Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights which were written in the 1840s. The skit on the Brontes will be presented by Kelly Kemp, Jim Norris, Alana Preston and Derek Teaney. (The Pocahontas Times)

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