Green Brook, Lancashire facts for kids
The Green Brook is a small river located in Lancashire, England. It plays a part in the local landscape and history of the area. This brook is about 2.32 miles (3.73 kilometers) long. When you include all the smaller streams that flow into it (called tributaries), its total water collection area is about 7.02 square miles (1818.28 hectares).
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Where Green Brook Begins
Green Brook starts its journey in a place called Spa Wood. This is near the cemetery in Burnley. The brook forms when two smaller streams meet. These streams are called Hapton Clough and Habergham Clough.
Hapton Clough's Start
Hapton Clough is one of the streams that forms Green Brook. It begins near Old Barn Farm in Hapton. Two even smaller streams join together to create Hapton Clough. These are Thorny Bank Clough and Tower Brook.
Habergham Clough's Start
The other stream that helps form Green Brook is Habergham Clough. This stream starts near Iron House Farm in Habergham Eaves. It is formed when New Barn Clough and Micklehurst Clough flow into each other.
Green Brook's Journey
After forming in Spa Wood, Green Brook flows north. It then goes into a long tunnel. This tunnel helps the brook pass underneath several important things.
Underground Passage
The Green Brook's tunnel goes under the A679 Accrington Road. It also passes beneath the historic Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The East Lancashire Railway Line and the busy M65 Motorway are also above this tunnel. The brook comes out of the tunnel at a place called Lowerhouse Lodges.
Flowing Through Towns
In Lowerhouse, another stream called Sweet Clough joins Green Brook. The brook then turns west and flows into Padiham. Here, it collects water from Shaw Brook. Green Brook continues its journey northwest. Finally, it flows into the larger River Calder. This meeting point is right in the center of Padiham.
