Brindle
Historical Society was formed in
May 2002 and is one of the
fastest growing Societies in the
County. With a well visited
website of its own, in 2007 the
Society elected to have a
dedicated website to record the
involvement of the village in
conflicts at home and abroad
over the last 500 years or so.
Brindle is one of the oldest
villages in Lancashire and can
trace its history back to at
least 1190 when Ughtred was
recorded as being the Rector of
the Parish Church in the
village. Nestling in countryside
between the towns of Blackburn,
Chorley and Leyland, Brindle is
a charming place of 1,500
inhabitants. Like hundreds of
other villages across the U.K.
it is modest about its
achievements, preferring to let
the years roll by into a new
millennium.
Over the years, War came to
Brindle with skirmishes between
Royalist and Parliamentarians in
the Civil War and air raids
during the Second World War. It
prepared for War with a nuclear
bunker in the village and men
volunteered and took part in
some of the most bloodiest
battles in military history.
Over the last few years the
interest in military history
locally has increased
dramatically, with many wishing
to find out about their
relatives involvement in the
First and Second World War in
particular.
Since 2002, Brindle Historical
Society members have researched
and recorded that involvement -
it is still on-going, as more
information comes to light
almost on a daily basis. In
addition, villagers have visited
the last resting places or
memorials of Brindlers in
France, Belgium and Turkey so
their sacrifice is recorded and
not forgotten... that is the aim
of this website.
Brindle Historical Society wish
to thank all those people who
have contributed items to the
Society, locally and across the
U.K as well as from France,
Corsica, South Africa, Canada
and New Zealand. We would also
like to thank the site author
(WW1 Historian & BHS Secretary,
Steve Williams), BHS Archivists
Darren and Katie Cranshaw,
Brindle Parish Council, the
National Lottery Awards for
All and webmaster Craig
Williams - without them this
site would not be in existence.
