HASLINGDEN, a market-town of England, Lancashire, 7 miles S.E. of Blackburn. Part of it stands on the slope, and part at the foot of a hill; the latter being the
Hasselquist newer portion. The houses are mostly of stone. The parish church is a large and handsome edifice of modern date, with the exception of the tower, which belonged to a previous building. It contains a fort of the time of Henry VII., as well as several monuments. There are chapels connected with Independents, Methodists, and other dissenting bodies; national and other schools; and a mechanics' institute with library. The woollen manufacture was till lately the staple of the town, but it has now in a great measure been superseded by that of cotton. The silk manufacture is also carried on here. In the vicinity are quarries of building stone and slate, and several coal mines. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. Pop. (1851) 6154.