Roughlee - best kept small village in Lancashire for 2006 and champion village in 2007 - is probably best known for its links to the Pendle Witches story, and its proximity to Pendle Hill. However Roughlee also has an important place the history of non conformist religion. John Wesley and his friend William Darney preached at Roughlee between 1747-57, they were stoned and chased away the first time. Originally they preached outdoors or in the cottages, but eventually a Wesleyan Chapel was built in Barley Green in 1837.A small village of just 270 people, Roughlee is a vibrant community and a popular place to visit with its pretty riverside and waterfalls of Pendle Water (a remnant of the mills that used to be here). The village offers a pub, village community centre, trout fishery and caravan parks. The village is well served by public transport which links it to Burnley, Colne and Clitheroe as well as its neighbours Barley and Newchurch.