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Waugh's Well
Waugh’s Well is located on the Rossendale hills above Edenfield in the county of Lancashire. It was constructed in 1866 to commemorate the poet and writer Edwin Waugh (1817-1890). He was born the son of a shoe maker in Rochdale and entered employment at the age of ten working for a local bookseller. He educated himself and eventually became assistant secretary to the Lancashire Public Schools Association. It wasn’t until he was in his forties that he took up writing and lecturing for a living and he is fondly remembered for all his hard work to keep alive the old Lancashire dialect. Close to the well are the ruins of Foe Edge Farm. Edwin Waugh payed several visits to the farm and is thought to have composed some of his best works while staying there.
Waugh's Well
Waugh’s Well is located on the Rossendale hills above Edenfield in the county of Lancashire. It was constructed in 1866 to commemorate the poet and writer Edwin Waugh (1817-1890). He was born the son of a shoe maker in Rochdale and entered employment at the age of ten working for a local bookseller. He educated himself and eventually became assistant secretary to the Lancashire Public Schools Association. It wasn’t until he was in his forties that he took up writing and lecturing for a living and he is fondly remembered for all his hard work to keep alive the old Lancashire dialect. Close to the well are the ruins of Foe Edge Farm. Edwin Waugh payed several visits to the farm and is thought to have composed some of his best works while staying there.