▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁as ▁collections ▁of ▁stone ▁c ott ages ▁many ▁built ▁il leg ally ▁on ▁the ▁peri ph eries ▁of ▁Bis ley ▁common ▁as ▁the ▁mill ▁expansion ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁out st ri pped ▁accommod ation ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁valley . ▁Many ▁dwell ings ▁in ▁Fran ch ▁Lyn ch ▁and ▁Ch alf ord ▁Hill ▁only ▁became ▁legit imate ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁en clos ures ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁sett ling ▁of ▁disp la ced ▁F lem ish ▁H ug uen ot ▁we a vers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries ▁brought ▁quality ▁sil k ▁and ▁w ool len ▁cloth ▁manufact uring ▁to ▁the ▁valley . ▁Some ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁gave ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁village ▁of ▁France ▁Lyn ch . ▁It ▁is ▁more ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁non - con form ist ▁chap el , ▁France ▁Me eting ▁that ▁was ▁disp la ced ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁to ▁the ▁Lyn ches ▁above . ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁the ▁Golden ▁Valley ▁is ▁narrow ▁and ▁deep ▁so ▁many ▁we a vers ' ▁c ott ages ▁were ▁built ▁cl ing ing ▁to ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁hills , ▁giving ▁the ▁village ▁an ▁Al pine ▁air . ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁still ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁' Al pine ▁village '. ▁As ▁the ▁paths ▁on ▁the ▁hills ides ▁were ▁too ▁narrow ▁for ▁more ▁conventional ▁forms ▁of ▁transport ▁don keys