Lancashire Dialect Society Dictionary.
EDMUND BATTERSBYʼS EAST LANCASHIRE DIALECT DICTIONARY
This is a study of the dialect of Accrington, Church & Oswaldtwistle, Clayton-le-Moors,
Rishton, Baxenden & Great Harwood
Acknowledgements
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Special thanks are due to the following:
Catherine Duckworth, Accrington Reference Library
School of Languages and International Studies,
John Shaw, Peter James,
University of Central Lancashire:
Mr. Mark Battersby
Derek Stanton was born in Accrington 1934 and obtained a combined honours degree at
University of Central Lancashire.
Created and presented ‘Lancashire Drift’ for BBC Radio Blackburn (1970s).
Published ‘In mi Gobbinland Home’ (1984)
Won award at Sidmouth International Folk Festival with monologue entitled ‘Sabden Treacle Mines
Raid’ (1970)
Former member of Blue Water Folk Group.
Special thanks are due to Mark Battersby the grandson of Edmund Battersby for granting permission
to use this work and for all his help in the publication.
Produced by Derek Stanton
University of Central Lancashire Language Department
October 2009