Brinscall is quite a small village, situated along Railway Road and School Lane, with many side roads leading off into new development estates and some leading to out of the way places. There is lots of local wildlife around this area, and the area is very popular with cyclists and ramblers. During the summer months coach tours stop at the village for a look around the woods.

There is much open space in the area, a large "blair witch" style forest with ruins and remains from past times, underground shippon tunnels, ornamental gardens, a waterfall, and many hidden places to explore. On some slopes wild Whinberry can be found which is often picked by the locals in season and placed in pies.

There are all the essentials and more here in this beautiful rural village: two pubs, a sport and recreational club, two churches, a convenience store, butchers, post office, cricket field, football pitches, tennis courts, bowling green, an ofsted accredited infant/junior school, as well as the 3rd oldest public swimming baths in Britain! A nine hole gold course in the next village (higher wheelton) with planning approved for another 9 hole course in adjoining village (Withnell) 4 fly and coarse fishing spots, numerous moor and woodland walks (complete with waterfalls) childrens recreational area with village lodge/duck pond plus a designated conservation and walking area (Railway Park) and a fish & chip shop!

There is a small swimming pool in Brinscall, located next to the old mill lodge (Lodge Bank) where the anglers can be found patiently waiting for a bite.

Also in this area there is a small play area with swings and roundabouts for the children (which have recently been upgraded)

If you are going to visit this area on a Sunday, watch out, as we can more or less 100% guarantee on there being riders out on their horses!

Every year, a carnival is held around the 20th of June and the pupils and staff from the local schools in Abbey Village, Withnell, Withnell Fold and Brinscall, each select a theme and dress up to take part in the parade from St. Joseph's School in Withnell to the sports field in Brinscall where fun and games take place.

It is almost guaranteed to rain.

There are several tales as to why Brinscall got its name, from "Burnt Huts" to a legend of a husband to be called Bryn, his wife never returned after a trip across the moorland during heavy snow. Bryn would go out onto the moors and villages would hear him call for her "Bryn's Call'

The village was originally a small farming community owned by the De Hoghton family who still live in Hoghton Tower (where the loin of beef was knighted to give us 'Sir Loin') a few miles away. When the cotton industry came to Lancashire in the 19th century, a thriving community of handloom weavers was built up. In such a relatively small area there were so many mills.

Milling was not the only production in Brinscall, the quarry off Dole lane provided employment for many of the villagers, as you enter the village now, the first thing you see is the orange quarry towering over the village, half hidden by the woods.

Brinscall woods was planted in 1904 as it was found to be more profitable than the farmland which previously laid there. The woods have been through considerable change over recent history, in 1841 the area was farmland with 60 people living there, dry stone walls marking the boundaries of the farms can still be found today. In the 19th century the area was busy with farmers, weavers, calico printers, bleach workers and workers from the quarry. Littered throughout the woods are further reminders of the past with ruined buildings and other structures fighting the enclosing plant growth.

William Christopher Wood built Brinscall Hall in 1876 and the calico printworks, which closed in 1928. The ruins of the printworks became surrounded by dense forest land, near to the now dismantled railway line. The ruins of a grotto which belonged to Blackhurst Hall can also be found well hidden in the woods. So there is lots to explore!

Brinscall benefited from the train line running from Chorley to Blackburn, the village had its own station, the old line ran from Chorley to Heapey station and then to Brinscall along 'Railway Road' The photo below shows the train bridge towards the end of school lane.

The track was dismantled in 1869, although the course of the track can still be traced today, and now forms part of a nature reserve

Brinscall has changed quite dramatically, as with the other local villages, after the second world a decline began in business, with local shops loosing trade due to easier public transport. There used to many facilities in the area, a popular cinema, Joyce's Cafe.