The Adventures of Gracie & Monkeybear: Book 2: Winter

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Stonyhurst College, Forest of Bowland, River Lune, Bowland Forest Low, Chipping, Lancashire, Bowland Forest High, River Wyre, St Mary's Church, Newchurch in Pendle, Clapham, North Yorkshire, Dunsop Bridge, Slaidburn, Whitewell, Caton With Littledale, River Hodder, Wray, Lancashire, Clapham Railway Station, Quernmore, Newton-In-Bowland, Bashall Eaves, Abbeystead, Bowland-With-Leagram, Lordship of Bowland, Grindleton, Bolton-By-Bowland, Claughton, Lancaster, Hurst Green, Lancashire, Tosside, Sabden, Calder Vale, River Hindburn, Stocks Reservoir, Hornby-With-Farleton, Whitechapel, Lancashire, Bleasdale, Sawley Abbey, Oakenclough, Newchurch in Pendle, Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley, River Loud, Barley, Lancashire, Lawkland, Roughlee, Lancashire, Bowland Cheese, Bowland Rural District, River Brock, River Calder, Wyre. Excerpt: Coordinates : 53°5859N 2°4001W / 53.983°N 2.667°W / 53.983; -2.667Abbeystead is a small, picturesque village located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , in Lancashire , England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than within the domain of that powerful local magnate, the Lord of Bowland . History Little is known of the history of Abbeystead before the Norman Conquest , except that it was occupied from at least the middle of the prehistoric period .Name The name is derived from "The site of the Abbey" and relates to the short-lived presence of a house of Cistercian monks in the reign of Henry II . The traditional site of the monks' house is just below the junction of the Marshaw Wyre and the Tarnbrook Wyre, on the north side of the reservoir .Structures There are a number of notable buildings in the Abbeystead area: the Cawthorne Endowed School, rebuilt in th...