Pendle Witches Tour – Higham Higham sits on the route between the Forest of Pendle (where many of the accused witches lived) and Read Hall, the home of Roger Nowell, the magistrate who investigated the witches. This makes it likely that those arrested were marched through or held near Higham en route to interrogations. The Four Alls Inn The Four Alls Inn in Higham is indeed linked with the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612. According to local history, Anne Whittle (known as Chattox) was accused of bewitching the landlord’s drink and turning the beer sour at this very inn. Allegations also included causing illness in John Moore of Higham’s family, allegedly poisoning his son via a clay image — a key claim in the witchcraft accusations. Although the inn itself was built in 1792 or 1798 — well after the trials — it’s referenced in folklore and later histories as the site of Chattox’s alleged maleficence. This means the actual building from the period no longer exists, but the stories persist and the current inn is firmly tied into the Pendle Witch narrative.
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