jˈɛt bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðə sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌv hˈæslɪŋdən ɡɹˈeɪn hæd ɐ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv ˌoʊvɚ wˈʌn,θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd.
Yet before the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century, the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of over 1,300.