The ‘battle’ for who can claim a beloved beauty spot in the Pennines has heated up this week. Rivington Pike and the nearby small village of Rivington, nestled on the shores of the area’s scenic reservoirs, has long been hotly contested by Greater Manchester’s Horwich and Lancashire as to who can claim it. Technically speaking, the pike, reservoir, and village all fall under Lancashire, but, thanks to social media, plenty of 'Horwichers' have been laying claim to the area.
The spat even led to one passionate defender of Rivington changing a Wikipedia article on the area to say: “Horwich has an obsession with claiming the pike belongs to them when in actual fact they have absolutely no rights.” Rivington Pike We visited the area to see what locals make of the dispute. “It’s definitely not in Greater Manchester, Rivington has got ‘nowt’ to do with Greater Manchester,” one Rivington resident said.
The man didn’t wish to be named for fear angry Horwichers would "burn his house down" should he give away his identity. He added: “If you want to come here from over there you should show your passport!” Winston Fox, a staunched Horwich man, said: “It’s Horwich, always has been, it belongs to flipping Horwich.” 'It belongs to Horwich' according to Winston (Image: NQ) When asked what he thought of the previous passport comment he added: “Well I actually do have my passport on me, but it’s still in Horwich.
” Winston then chanted: “Horwich, Horwic.