Rishton

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Rishton
Rishton shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD725305
District	Hyndburn
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLACKBURN
Postcode district	BB1
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Hyndburn
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°46′12″N 2°25′07″W / 53.77011, -2.418703

Rishton is a small town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, about 2 miles west of Clayton-le-Moors and 4 miles east of Blackburn. It constituted an urban district from 1894 to 1974.

Rishton was the first place that the cloth calico was woven on an industrial scale.^{[citation needed]} Its name means "village amid the rushes".^[1]

[edit] Leisure & Tourism

Rishton has many good places to visit. Search no further than Cutwood Park for children's entertainment and football. Rishton has its fair share of youth problems, including graffiti and anti-social behaviour.

If you enjoy a tranquil walk then look no further than the white path and into Tottleworth which is a small hamlet. Along your way to Tottleworth, you can see the old train line that ran to Great Harwood and Padiham.^{[original research?]}

[edit] Local Pubs/Clubs

• The Rishton Arms, at the end of Station Road and locally known as The Station because of its proximity to the railway station.
• The Roebuck, High Street
• Walmsley Arms, High Street

[edit] Others

• The Conservative Club, Cliff Street
• Free Gardeners Working Men's Club, Parker Street
• Rishton Legion Working Men's Club, Walmsley Street
• Rishton Workmen's Club, Commercial Street

[edit] Sport

Cricket

Rishton has over the years been famous for its cricket team. Its more notable professional was Viv Richards in 1987. One of Rishton's finest has to be Peter Sleep who has been involved with the club for many years and set a new amateur batting record of 1080 runs in a season. Other former professional include, former England Coach Duncan Fletcher, Sky Sports' very own Michael Holding former West Indies international, Aussie fast bowler Jason Gillespie, former South African cricket captain Allan Donald and Sri Lankan right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler Kumar Dharmasena.

See Rishton Cricket Club

East Lancs Sailing Club

Located on Rishton Reservoir at the side of Cutwood Park, East Lancs Sailing Club sails Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings. ELSC is also a RYA training establishment.

Golf

Rishton Golf Club is located off Petre Crescent and is a 9 hole course.

[edit] Churches

• Rishton Christian Fellowship, Commercial Street.
• Rishton Baptist Church, Commercial Street^[2]
• Rishton Methodist Church, Albert Street^[3]
• St Charles Borromeo RC Church, St Charles Road^[4]
• St Peter and St Paul Church (Anglican), Blackburn Road^[5][6]
• Primitive Methodist Church, School Street^[7]
• United Methodist Church, Mary Street^[8]

[edit] Notable Rishtoners

• George Tomlinson - Education Minister to Clement Attlee's Government and MP for the Farnworth constituency in Bolton^[9]

• Ernest Marsden - Assistant of Ernest Rutherford

• Eric Whalley - Accrington Stanley Chairman

• Brett Ormerod - Preston North End Striker

• Peter Sleep - Former Australian International Cricketer

• Michael Walsh - Star Delf Player/Manager

Christine Walkden - Famous Celebrity Gardener

[edit] References