The Hark to Bounty Inn

The Hark to Bounty is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the village of Slaidburn, dating back to the late 16th century. From about 1590 it was the site of the Halmote Court for the Forest of Bowland - the local court at which minor disputes were settled.

The pub was originally known as the 'Dog Inn' and it's said that the present name was given by the Rev Henry Wigglesworth in the mid-19th century. One day he heard the distinctive sound of his favoured hunting dog barking among a pack of hounds, and exclaimed to his companions, "Hark to Bounty". Amid much joviality, the inn was thus re-named.

It's interesting to note that on the ourtskirts of Bury, is a pub called 'Hark to Dandler' which, presumably, got its name in a similar way.
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