Wooden Witch Memorial In A Public Park In Nelson In Pendle Lancashire. Royalty-Free Stock Photography

10 people from the area were hanged as witches in 1612 in the Pendle Witch Trials. A book was written by the clerk to the Assiss Judges called the Wonderful Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster which is still in print today. 12 people, women and men were accused. One died in prison and one was found not guilty but 10 people were hung together on the same scaffold,