A Ramble Through Todmorden’s Past, looking at the role of the Fielden Family.
Sometime in the middle of the 16th century one William Fielden, yeoman farmer, married and set up house at Inchfield, a remote farmstead in the Walsden Valley, deep in the Pennines. From such humble beginnings sprang a family who were to play a major role in the social and economic development of the Upper Calder Valley; whilst one of their number, ‘Honest John’ Fielden, was destined to make his name in parliament as a champion of the labouring classes, thus entering the name of Fielden into the annals of the nation’s history.
This trail takes you on a tour around and above Todmorden, telling you about the history of the Fielden Family along the way.
You can download a large pdf with all the details here.
You can watch a slide show here.