Oakenclough
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| Oakenclough | |
  Oakenclough shown within Lancashire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Wyre |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESTON |
| Postcode district | PR3 |
| Dialling code | 01995 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Lancaster and Wyre |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Oakenclough is a village in Lancashire, England. Oakenclough is a small and scattered community, which appears to have developed largely as a result of a paper mill being sited here to make use of the waterpower available from the swiftly flowing River Calder. In 1827 Quaker John Jackson bought the paper mill from Richard Curtis a paper manufacturer and farmer who had gone bankrupt. John Jackson built and lived in the adjacent house known as Calder Bank, where his descendants continued to live for well over a hundred years. John’s brothers Jonathan & Richard founded Calder Vale in 1835 when they built a mill on the River Calder. It was used to weave cotton and is still in use today even though the river no longer provides the power. Built by public subscription St John's Church, and the small church school next to it, stands at the top of Church Wood between Calder Vale and Oakenclough .
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