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Originally Posted by Jim Procter
I seem to remember that there was a battle between the Cavaliers and Roundheads near Clitheroe during the Civil War.The Cavaliers were on their way to York to fight what became the Battle of Marston Moor when they came across some Roundheads near Clitheroe and they had a short skirmish
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I was in the Punch Bowl near Hurst Green a few years ago and heard a similar tale. The old chap told me that there had been a bit of a skirmish between the Roundheads and Cavaliers at the site of the pub.
Maybe it was after closing time and they didn't want to leave.