'I visited the sleepy chocolate box village home to Britain's oldest shop'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNestled within the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland with its bountiful amount of history and picture-perfect spots, Chipping is one of those "chocolate box" villages you might be more used to seeing on TV.
The Lancashire village truly wouldn't look out of place in one of those ITV crime dramas set in a sleepy English town - and that's because the people of Chipping are proud to live there.
On arrival into the village, there's evidence of the village's RHS Gold Award for Britain in Bloom with floral displays are hidden everywhere in the area. READ MORE: Life in the 'picturesque' Greater Manchester village with a 'buzzing' bar scene and hipster vibe As you drive on a little further, a small road that was clearly built wide enough for a horse and cart back in the day greets you, aligned with 17th and 18th Century cottages.
Getting further into the village, the history essentially slaps you around the face - but in the most polite, village way of course.
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