Trawden Forest is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
Pendle district of
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancas ...
, England. It has a population of 2,765,
and contains the village of
Trawden (formerly called Beardshaw) and the
hamlets of
Cottontree,
Winewall and
Wycoller.
Boulsworth Hill is a well known local landmark situated within the parish. It takes its name from a medieval
royal forest
A royal forest, occasionally known as a kingswood (), is an area of land with different definitions in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The term ''forest'' in the ordinary modern understanding refers to an area of wooded land; however, the ...
or "chase" which was in the same area.
Trawden was once a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, ...
in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming an
urban district
Urban district may refer to:
* District
* Urban area
* Quarter (urban subdivision)
* Neighbourhood
Specific subdivisions in some countries:
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* Urban districts of Germany
* Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (his ...
from 1894.
The parish adjoins the Pendle parishes of
Nelson,
Colne
Colne () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Located northeast of Nelson, north-east of Burnley, east of Preston and west of Leeds.
The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne ...
and
Laneshaw Bridge, the
Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Br ...
parish of
Briercliffe and
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
.
According to the
United Kingdom Census 2011
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, the parish has a population of 2,765,
[ an increase from 2,580 in the 2001 census.Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Pendle'']
Retrieved 2009-09-18
Media gallery
Image:Watersheddles reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 1253809.jpg, Watersheddles Reservoir
Image:Bridleway crossing Brink Ends Moor, Forest of Trawden - geograph.org.uk - 1256576.jpg, The Brontë Way
The Brontë Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in the northern counties of West Yorkshire and Lancashire, England.
Route
The Brontë Way starts at Oakwell Hall in Birstall, West Yorkshire, and finishes at Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham, Lan ...
crossing Brink Ends Moor
Image:Entrance to the Church of St Mary the Virgin - geograph.org.uk - 475058.jpg, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Trawden
Image:Wycoller Beck - geograph.org.uk - 1171947.jpg, Wycoller Beck
Image:Wycoller Hall - geograph.org.uk - 640638.jpg, The ruins of Wycoller Hall
See also
*
Listed buildings in Trawden Forest
References
Citations
External links
Map of modern parish boundary at Lancashire County Council website
Civil parishes in Lancashire
Geography of the Borough of Pendle
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