Haggate is a small village within the parish of Briercliffe, situated three miles north of Burnley, Lancashire.

The first buildings in the village date from the 16th century, when the Hare and Hounds public house, which still stands to this day, was built.

[1] The earliest knowledge of the village dates back to the late 16th century when the Hare and Hounds public house, which took its name from the hunting activity in the region, was established.

Local folklore suggested that the name came from the fact that an elderly woman (a "hag") from the village was known to sit on a five-barred gate and watch the world.

[1] In 1644, during the English Civil War, the village was the scene of an altercation in which five people, probably Roundhead supporters, were killed by King Charles I's troops.