Borough of Pendle

Borough in England

Borough of Pendle

Borough

Skyline of Nelson from Barkerhouse Road

Shown within Lancashire and England

Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Constituent country| England
Region| North West England
Ceremonial county| Lancashire
Admin. HQ| Nelson
Government

• Type| Pendle Borough Council
• Leadership:| Leader & Cabinet
• MPs:| Jonathan Hinder (Lab, Pendle and Clitheroe)
Area

• Total

| 65 sq mi (169 km2)
• Rank| 155th
Population

(2022)

• Total

| 96,110
• Rank| Ranked 251st
• Density| 1,500/sq mi (570/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)

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• Ethnic groups|

List

* 70.6% White
* 26.7% Asian
* 1.6% Mixed
* 0.9% other
* 0.3% Black

Religion (2021)

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• Religion|

List

* 39.2% Christianity
* 28.7% no religion
* 26% Islam
* 5.3% not stated
* 0.4% other
* 0.2% Buddhism
* 0.1% Hinduism
* 0.1% Sikhism
* 0.1% Judaism

Time zone| UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code| 30UJ (ONS)
E07000122 (GSS)
NUTS 3| UKD46

Pendle is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. The council is based in Nelson, the borough's largest town. The borough also includes the towns of Barnoldswick, Brierfield, Colne and Earby along with the surrounding villages and rural areas. Part of the borough lies within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The neighbouring districts are Burnley, Ribble Valley, North Yorkshire, Bradford and Calderdale.

## Etymology

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The name Pendle comes from "Penhill", combining the Cumbric "pen" meaning hill and the Saxon "hill", also meaning hill. The name was used for Pendle Hill (literally "hill hill hill"), a prominent outlier of the Pennines. The name was then also used for the ancient Forest of Pendle around the hill, and for Pendle Water, a river which rises on the hill and flows into the River Calder.[2] The name also became associated with the Pendle witches, tried for witchcraft in 1612, as the accused were all from the area.[3]

## History

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The modern local government district of Pendle was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the whole area of seven former districts and parts of another two, all of which were abolished at the same time:[4]

* Barnoldswick Urban District
* Barrowford Urban District
* Brierfield
* Burnley Rural District (part)
* Colne Municipal Borough
* Earby Urban District
* Nelson Municipal Borough
* Skipton Rural District (part)
* Trawden Urban District

The Barnoldswick, Earby and Skipton elements were in the West Riding of Yorkshire prior to 1974. The term West Craven is often used for the area transferred from Yorkshire to Lancashire in 1974. The new district was named Pendle after the hill, forest and river.[5] The district was awarded borough status on 15 September 1976, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[6]

## Governance

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* See main article: Pendle Borough Council

## Economy

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The three main employers in the borough are Rolls-Royce plc, Silentnight and the Daisy Group.[citation needed]

## Media

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In terms of television, the area is served by BBC North West and ITV Granada which broadcast from Salford. Television signals are received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter and the local relay TV transmitter located in the Forest of Pendle.[7] A small part of the borough around Barnoldswick and Earby is served by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcasting from Leeds. This area is served by a local transmitter in Skipton which is relayed from the Emley Moor TV transmitter.[8]

Radio stations for the area are:

* BBC Radio Lancashire
* Heart North West
* Capital Manchester and Lancashire (formerly 2BR)
* Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire
* Smooth North West
* Pendle Community Radio, the borough's local community based station which broadcast from its studios in Nelson.

The area is served by the regional newspaper, Lancashire Telegraph. Other local newspapers include Pendle Express and The Nelson Leader.

## Places in Pendle

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The borough is entirely covered by civil parishes. The parish councils for Barnoldswick, Brierfield, Colne, Earby and Nelson take the style "town council".[9]

Parishes in Pendle Borough Contemporary civil parish | Map
ref | Medieval jurisdiction  | Medieval jurisdiction  | Early modern jurisdiction

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Barley-with-Wheatley Booth | 1 | Pendle Forest, manor of Ightenhill | Forest of Blackburnshire | Whalley, Lancashire: once a much larger parish than today.
It encompassed a large part of eastern Lancashire.
It also included areas outside Pendle.
Barrowford | 3
Blacko | 4
Old Laund Booth | 15
Goldshaw Booth | 10
Reedley Hallows | 16
Roughlee Booth | 17
Higham-with-West Close Booth | 11
Trawden Forest | 19 | Trawden Forest, manor of Colne
Nelson | 14 | manor of Ightenhill, not in Forest | Blackburnshire, not in Forest
Brierfield | 6
Colne | 7 | manor of Colne, not in Forest
Foulridge | 9
Laneshaw Bridge | 13
Barnoldswick | 2 | Now referred to as "West Craven".
This is a part of Lancashire, which was once in the neighbouring West Riding of Yorkshire.
(Within the Wapentake of Staincliffe, Deanery of Craven.)

Bracewell and Brogden | 5
Salterforth | 8
Kelbrook and Sough | 12
Earby | 18

Barnoldswick

Colne

Nelson

Barley

Barrowford

Blacko

Brierfield

Bracewell

Brogden

Cottontree

Earby

Fence

Foulridge

Higham

Higherford

Kelbrook

Laneshaw Bridge

Newchurch in Pendle

Reedley

Roughlee

Salterforth

Sough

Trawden

Wheatley Lane

Winewall

Wycoller

Boulsworth Hill

Noyna Hill

Pendle Hill

Weets Hill

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Places in the Borough of Pendle          Forest of Bowland AONB

## Freedom of the Borough

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The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Pendle.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2019)

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### Individuals

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* Steven Burke: 3 August 2012.[10][11][12]

### Military Units

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* The Queen's Lancashire Regiment: 2001.
* The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment: 1 July 2006.

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## References

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1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Pendle Local Authority (E07000122)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
2. ^ Leech, Geoffrey (2007). Nakao, Y. (ed.). "The unique heritage of place-names in North West England" (PDF). Text, Language and Interpretation: Essays in Honour of Keiko Ikegami. Tokyo: Eihoosa: 42–61. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
3. ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1911). "Townships: Goldshaw Booth". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6. London: Victoria County History. pp. 514–518. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
4. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 26 June 2023
5. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
6. ^ Alterations of area and status May 1976 – November 1976 (PDF). London: Department of the Environment. 1976. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
7. ^ "Full Freeview on the Pendle Forest (Lancashire, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. May 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
8. ^ "Skipton (North Yorkshire, England) Freeview Light transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
9. ^ "Parish and Town Councils". Pendle Borough Council. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
10. ^ "Olympic gold medallist Steven Burke given civic honour". BBC News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
11. ^ "London 2012 Olympics gold medal hero Steven Burke granted Freedom of Pendle". Burnley Express. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
12. ^ "Congratulations to Pendle's triple Olympic cycling champion". Pendle Borough Council. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
13. ^ Spencer, Andrew (14 May 2015). "Duke of Lancaster's Regiment parade through Colne". Pendle Today. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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Geography of the Borough of Pendle

Towns|

* Barnoldswick
* Brierfield
* Colne
* Earby
* Nelson

Villages|

* Barley
* Barrowford
* Blacko
* Brogden
* Cottontree
* Fence
* Foulridge
* Higham
* Higherford
* Kelbrook
* Laneshawbridge
* Newchurch-in-Pendle
* Roughlee
* Salterforth
* Sough
* Trawden
* Wheatley Lane
* Winewall
* Wycoller

Parishes|

* Barley-with-Wheatley Booth
* Barnoldswick
* Barrowford
* Blacko
* Bracewell and Brogden
* Brierfield
* Colne
* Earby
* Foulridge
* Goldshaw Booth
* Higham-with-West Close Booth
* Kelbrook and Sough
* Laneshaw Bridge
* Nelson
* Old Laund Booth
* Reedley Hallows
* Roughlee Booth
* Salterforth
* Trawden Forest

Topography|

* Forest of Bowland AONB
* Forest of Pendle
* South Pennines

Footpaths|

* Brontë Way
* Lancashire Witches Walk
* Pendle Way

Hills|

* Boulsworth Hill
* Noyna Hill
* Pendle Hill
* Weets Hill

Reservoirs|

* Black Moss Reservoirs
* Ogden Reservoirs
* Watersheddles Reservoir1

Waterways|

* River Calder
* Colne Water
* River Laneshaw
* Leeds and Liverpool Canal
* Pendle Water
* Stock Beck
* Trawden Brook
* Walverden Water
* Wycoller Beck

Notes|

* 1: Watersheddles supplies the Yorkshire region

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Buildings and structures in the Borough of Pendle

Grade I|

| Places of worship|

* Barnoldswick: St Mary le Ghyll
* Bracewell: St Michael
* Colne: St Bartholomew

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Grade II*|

* Wycoller Hall

Places of worship|

* Newchurch-in-Pendle: St Mary

Grade II|

* Brierfield Town Hall
* Colne Town Hall
* Foulridge Tunnel (parts)

Places of worship|

* Nelson: St Mary (disused)

Scheduled
monuments|

* Castercliff

Unlisted|

* Bancroft Shed
* Nelson Town Hall
* Pendle Heritage Centre
* Pendle Hippodrome Theatre

Places of worship|

* Brierfield:Jamia Mosque Sultania

Demolished|

* Alkincoats Hall
* Emmott Hall

Listed in|

* Barley-with-Wheatley Booth
* Barnoldswick
* Barrowford
* Blacko
* Bracewell and Brogden
* Brierfield
* Colne
* Earby
* Foulridge
* Goldshaw Booth
* Higham-with-West Close Booth
* Kelbrook and Sough
* Laneshaw Bridge
* Nelson
* Old Laund Booth
* Reedley Hallows
* Roughlee Booth
* Salterforth
* Trawden Forest

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Culture and infrastructure of the Borough of Pendle

Transport|

* Barnoldswick Railway
* Burnley Bus Company
* Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company
* East Lancashire line
* Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
* Nelson Corporation Tramways
* The Witch Way

Railway stations|

* Brierfield
* Colne
* Nelson

Disused stations|

* Barnoldswick
* Earby
* Foulridge

Sport|

* Barnoldswick Town F.C.
* Colne Cricket Club
* Colne Dynamoes F.C.
* Colne F.C.
* Nelson Cricket Club
* Nelson F.C.
* Seedhill Cricket Ground

Media|

* 2BR
* Barnoldswick and Earby Times
* Craven Herald & Pioneer
* Colne Times
* Lancashire Telegraph
* Nelson Leader
* Pendle Community Radio
* Pendle Express

Education|

* Colne Primet Academy
* Edge End High School
* Mansfield High School
* Marsden Heights Community College
* Nelson and Colne College
* Park High School
* Pendle Vale College
* Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School
* Walton High School
* West Craven High School

History|

* Burnley Rural District
* Nelson power station
* Pendle witches

Companies|

* Esse stoves
* Hope Technology
* William Roberts & Co of Nelson

Politics|

* Council
* Council elections
* 1998
* 99
* 2000
* 02
* 03
* 04
* 06
* 07
* 08
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 14
* 15
* West Craven

* Wards:
* Barrowford
* Blacko and Higherford
* Boulsworth
* Bradley
* Brierfield
* Clover Hill
* Coates
* Old Laund Booth

* Constituencies:
* Burnley
* Pendle and Clitheroe

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Unitary authorities|

* Blackburn with Darwen
* Blackpool

Boroughs or districts|

* Burnley
* Chorley
* Fylde
* Hyndburn
* Lancaster
* Pendle
* Preston
* Ribble Valley
* Rossendale
* South Ribble
* West Lancashire
* Wyre

Major settlements
(cities in italics)|

* Accrington
* Adlington
* Bacup
* Bamber Bridge
* Barnoldswick
* Bispham
* Blackburn
* Blackpool
* Brierfield
* Burnley
* Burscough
* Carnforth
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* Colne
* Coppull
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* Heysham
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* Longridge
* Lostock Hall
* Lytham St Annes
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* Nelson
* Ormskirk
* Oswaldtwistle
* Padiham
* Penwortham
* Poulton-le-Fylde
* Preesall
* Preston
* Rawtenstall
* Rishton
* Skelmersdale
* Thornton
* Waterfoot
* Wesham
* Whitworth
See also: List of civil parishes in Lancashire

Rivers|

* Calder
* Darwen
* Douglas
* Hodder
* Hyndburn
* Irwell
* Lune
* Ribble
* tributaries
* crossings
* Wyre

Canals|

* Lancaster
* Leeds and Liverpool

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