Tag: Huncoat

  • The Strange Case of James Walker (1889)

    The Strange Case of James Walker (1889)

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    The walk from Smiths Place Farm, that was situated just on the outskirts of the small village of Huncoat, to the home of Susannah Holt at Houghton Barn Farm in Altham, is roughly just one mile in distance and something which would usually take on average, around fifteen to twenty…

  • The Bizarre Death of Alice Nuttall (1856)

    The Bizarre Death of Alice Nuttall (1856)

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    Huncoat is a small village situated in Lancashire in the North West of England and is located towards the east of Accrington. With a population of just over 4,000 people at the time of the 2011 Census, it seems the village has always been a small residential area as census…