ðə hɪstˈoːɹiən kɹˈɪs ˈæspɪn nˈoʊts ɪn hɪz bˈʊk hˈæslɪŋdən, kˈoʊˈɔːθɚd wɪð dˈɛɹɪk pˈɪlkɪŋtən, ðætðə ɡɹˈeɪn kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi wʊd ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈɜːʔn̩li hæv ɑːbdʒˈɛktᵻd tə bˌiːɪŋ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðə hˈæslɪŋdən bˈænɚ, ænd wʊdhɐv pɹɪfˈɜːd təbi kənsˈɪdɚd æz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.
The historian Chris Aspin notes in his book 'Haslingden', co-authored with Derek Pilkington, that the Grane community would 'almost certainly have objected' to being included under the Haslingden banner, and would have preferred to be considered as an independent community.