▁families ▁and ▁settled ▁perman ently ▁in ▁Has ling den . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁now ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁substantial ▁and ▁v ibr ant ▁community ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁a ▁South ▁Asian ▁her itage , ▁mainly ▁Bang l ades hi ▁and ▁Pak ist ani . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁families ▁come ▁from ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁villages : ▁from ▁the ▁At to ck ▁and ▁Mir pur ▁areas ▁of ▁north - west ▁Pakistan , ▁and ▁from ▁Pat li ▁Union ▁in ▁the ▁Syl het ▁region ▁of ▁Bang l adesh . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁now ▁houses ▁two ▁mos ques ▁and ▁a ▁considerable ▁number ▁of ▁Asian ▁gro cers ▁and ▁other ▁sh ops . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁Ap na ▁( R oss end ale ) ▁that ▁provides ▁classes , ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁a ▁meeting ▁place ▁mainly ▁for ▁South ▁Asian ▁women . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Dave ▁Pear son ▁Studio , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁Islam ic ▁arts , ▁well - be ing , ▁health ▁and ▁general ▁education . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁A ▁civil ▁parish ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁from ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁Has ling den ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁parish ▁of ▁Wh al ley . ▁A ▁local ▁board ▁was ▁formed ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁the ▁district ▁it ▁govern ed ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁cover ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁town ships ▁of ▁Hen head s , ▁High er ▁and ▁Lower ▁Bo oth s ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Wh al ley , ▁and ▁Mus bury ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁Tot ting