Wilpshire

Wilpshire
Wilpshire
	The Wilpshire Hotel public house
	Wilpshire Shown within Ribble Valley Wilpshire Shown with Blackburn Wilpshire Location within Lancashire
Population	2,582 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SD685315
Civil parish	Wilpshire;
District	Ribble Valley;
Shire county	Lancashire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLACKBURN
Postcode district	BB1
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Ribble Valley;
	List of places UK England Lancashire 53°46′41″N 2°28′44″W / 53.778°N 2.479°W

Wilpshire is a village and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen in the county of Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Blackburn, and forms part of the town's urban area,^[3] although it is in the Ribble Valley local government district. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 2,569,^[4] increasing to 2,582 at the 2011 Census.^[1]

The village is situated on the A666 Whalley Road, between the Brownhill area of Blackburn and the village of Langho. The local railway station is Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, on the Ribble Valley Line with train services to Blackburn, Manchester and Clitheroe.

The only pub in the village is the Wilpshire Hotel, formerly known as The Red House.

Wilpshire Golf Club is a private golf club in the village, was founded in 1890. Originally it was a nine-hole course but extended to an eighteen-hole course in 1907. James Braid was commissioned to redesign the course. Most of the reconstruction took place before 1924. In 1995 the course was altered by a new 17th hole.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wilpshire Parish (1170215138)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
^ "Wilpshire Parish Council Website". Wilpshire Parish Council. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
^ "Regional Spatial Strategy - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council statement". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
^ "Area: Wilpshire CP (Parish) — Parish Headcounts", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 19 August 2011
^ AA Guide to Golf Courses 1999, page 168

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[pop-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wilpshire Parish (1170215138)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[2] "Wilpshire Parish Council Website". Wilpshire Parish Council. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

[RSS-3] "Regional Spatial Strategy - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council statement". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2008.

[Headcount-4] "Area: Wilpshire CP (Parish) — Parish Headcounts", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 19 August 2011

[AA-5] AA Guide to Golf Courses 1999, page 168

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Wilpshire
The Wilpshire Hotel public house
Wilpshire Shown within Ribble Valley Wilpshire Shown with Blackburn Show map of Blackburn Wilpshire Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	2,582 (2011 Census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SD685315
Civil parish	Wilpshire^[2]
District	Ribble Valley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLACKBURN
Postcode district	BB1
Dialling code	01254

Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West

UK Parliament	Ribble Valley
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°46′41″N 2°28′44″W / 53.778°N 2.479°W / 53.778; -2.479