Thomas Birtwistle (1833–1912), trade unionist and factory inspector, born at Great Harwood
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Mortimer Grimshaw (1824/5–1869), strike leader and political activist
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Nicholas Freeston (1907-1978) Award winning Lancashire poet worked at Birtwistle and Fielding's Delph Road Mill, Great Harwood
Grimshaw was born in or around Great Harwood, Lancashire, in 1824 or 1825 and was one of six children brought up in a working-class family.
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He succeeded his father in 1588, inheriting Martholme, the mediaeval Manor House near Great Harwood, as well as other property at Rufford, Holmes and Holmeswood.