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Padiham
Padiham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish on the River Calder, Lancashire, River Calder, in the Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, Lancashire, England. It is located north west of Burnley, and north east of the towns of Clayton le Moors and Great Harwood. It is edged by the foothills of Pendle Hill to the north-west and north-east. The United Kingdom Census 2011 gave a parish population of 10,098, estimated in 2019 at 10,138. History Early forms of the name include "Padingham", with the last element probably from the Old English word , meaning home and in this sense meaning "of the". Its first is generally thought to be a personal name: Bede listed Padda as one of the priests who assisted Wilfrid, Bishop Wilfrid in the late 7th century. No prehistoric or Ancient Rome, Roman sites have been found in the built-up area. Padiham, though a name of Anglo-Saxon origin, is not recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Burnley
The Borough of Burnley () is a local authority district, local government district with the Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Lancashire, England. It has an area of and a population of (), and is named after its largest town, Burnley. The borough also contains the town of Padiham along with several villages and surrounding rural areas. The neighbouring districts are Borough of Rossendale, Rossendale, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Borough of Pendle, Pendle and Calderdale. History The town of Burnley had been governed by improvement commissioners from 1819. The commissioners were replaced in 1861 when the town was made a municipal borough, governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Burnley" but generally known as the corporation or town council. After elections, the corporation first met in January 1862 when Burnley's first mayor was appointed. When elected county councils were established in 1889, Burnley was consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnley (borough)
The Borough of Burnley () is a local government district with the borough status in Lancashire, England. It has an area of and a population of (), and is named after its largest town, Burnley. The borough also contains the town of Padiham along with several villages and surrounding rural areas. The neighbouring districts are Rossendale, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Pendle and Calderdale. History The town of Burnley had been governed by improvement commissioners from 1819. The commissioners were replaced in 1861 when the town was made a municipal borough, governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Burnley" but generally known as the corporation or town council. After elections, the corporation first met in January 1862 when Burnley's first mayor was appointed. When elected county councils were established in 1889, Burnley was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services, and so it became a county borough, indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padiham Town Hall
Padiham Town Hall is a municipal building in Burnley Road, Padiham, Lancashire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Padiham Urban District Council, is a grade II listed building. It is the meeting place of Padiham Town Council. History Shortly after it had been created in 1873, the local board of health established itself in a small office in Mill Street. The area became an urban district in 1894 and population growth associated with the increasing number of coal mines and cotton mills in the area continued into the 1920s. In the early 1930s the former Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, Lord Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe Hall, urged civic leaders to procure a dedicated town hall: the site they selected had been occupied by the Bridge End Cotton Mill, an ugly building known locally as the "Wonder Mill". Construction started in March 1936. The new building, which was designed by Bradshaw Gass & Hope in the neoclassical style and built in Accrington red brick with sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun. The town is located near the countryside to the south and east, with the towns of Padiham and Brierfield to the west and north respectively. It has a reputation as a regional centre of excellence for the manufacturing and aerospace industries. The town began to develop in the early medieval period as a number of farming hamlets surrounded by manor houses and royal forests, and has held a market for more than 700 years. During the Industrial Revolution it became one of Lancashire's most prominent mill towns; at its peak, it was one of the world's largest producers of cotton cloth and a major centre of engineering. Burnley has retained a strong manufacturing sector, and has strong economic links with the cities of Manchester and L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Calder, Lancashire
The River Calder is a major tributary of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England, and is around in length. Course Starting in Cliviger, its source is very close to that of the West Yorkshire river with the same name, and that of the River Irwell. It flows northwest through the Cliviger Gorge supplying two fish ponds near Pot Oven Farm, before collecting Green Clough as it passes the Holme and Black Clough near St John's Church at Holme Chapel. As the Valley widens, the Calder is met by Easden Clough near Southward Bottom and continues to Walk Mill. At the Cliviger Bridge it passes under A646 Burnley Road and it collects Dick Clough near Barcroft Hall before entering Towneley Park and being joined by Everage Clough. On the Burnley side of the park it passes Unity College and Fulledge Recreation Ground, and under the Hand Bridge which carries the A671 Todmorden Road. It flows on the northern side of the town's Burnley Wood district and through a culvert in the Burnley E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradshaw Gass & Hope
Bradshaw Gass & Hope is an English architect, architectural practice founded in 1862 by Jonas James Bradshaw (–1912). It is Bolton's oldest architectural practice and has exhibited archive drawings in London and Manchester. The style "Bradshaw Gass & Hope" was adopted after Bradshaw's death to incorporate the names of the remaining partners, John Bradshaw Gass and Arthur John Hope. , the firm continues to operate from offices in Bolton. History Jonas James Bradshaw first opened an office on Nelson Square, Bolton in 1862, then moved to 19 Silverwell Street in 1871. His nephew John Bradshaw Gass joined him in 1882 and Arthur John Hope was articled to the firm in 1892, becoming a partner in 1902. Although Bradshaw was capable of designing fine Gothic Revival houses, like Watermillock (1880–1886), he mainly produced industrial buildings. The technical challenges of early Reinforced concrete, iron and concrete framed factories led Bradshaw to employ structural engineers and qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancashire, England
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is Preston, Lancashire, Preston, and the county town is the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster. The county has an area of and a population of 1,490,300. Preston is located near the centre of the county, which is urbanised and includes the towns of Blackburn and Burnley; the seaside resort of Blackpool lies to the west, and Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster is in the north. For Local government in England, local government purposes the county comprises a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and two Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas: Blackburn with Darwen and Borough of Blackpool, Blackpool. Lancashire County Council and the two unitary councils collaborate through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gawthorpe New (1881–1973), British suffragette
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Gawthorpe may refer to: * Gawthorpe, Kirklees, a hamlet near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England * Gawthorpe, Wakefield an area of Ossett, in the Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England * Gawthorpe (ward), a UK electoral ward covering Padiham, Lancashire, England * Gawthorpe Hall, an Elizabethan house in Padiham, Lancashire, England * Mary Gawthorpe Mary Eleanor Gawthorpe (12 January 1881 – 12 March 1973) was an English suffragette, socialist, trade unionist and editor. She was described by Rebecca West as "a merry militant saint". Life Gawthorpe was born in Woodhouse, Leeds to John G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnley (UK Parliament Constituency)
Burnley is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire which has been represented since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Oliver Ryan (politician), Oliver Ryan, who currently sits as an Independent politician, independent after being suspended from the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. History The seat was created in 1868. Except for 1931, it was won by Labour candidates from World War I until 2010, generally on safe, large majorities; Ann Widdecombe failed to take the seat from the Labour Party in 1979. The closest second place was to a Conservative Party candidate, Ian Bruce (politician), Ian Bruce, who came 787 votes (1.6%) short of taking the seat in 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983. Burnley saw strong opposition support for the Liberal Democrats in 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005, moving into second place; meanwhile a local independent pushed Yousuf Miah, a Conservative Party ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Harwood
Great Harwood is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, located north east of Blackburn and adjacent to the Ribble Valley. Great Harwood is part of the "Three Towns" conurbation along with the towns of Clayton-le-Moors and Rishton. In 2001, the town had a population of 11,220, which decreased to 10,800 at the census of United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011. History Great Harwood is a town with an industrial heritage. The Mercer Hall Leisure Centre in Queen Street, and the town clock, pay tribute to John Mercer (scientist), John Mercer (1791–1866), the 'father' of Great Harwood, who revolutionised the cotton dyeing process with his invention of mercerisation. The cotton industry became the main source of employment in the town, and by 1920, the Great Harwood Weavers' Association had more than 5,000 members. The town was once on the railway line from Great Harwood Loop#History, Blackburn to Burnley via Padiham – ''The North Lancs or Great Harwood Loop'' of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pendle Hill
Pendle Hill is in the east of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Brierfield, Clitheroe and Padiham. Its summit is above mean sea level. It gives its name to the Borough of Pendle. It is an isolated hill in the Pennines, separated from the South Pennines to the east, the Bowland Fells to the northwest, and the West Pennine Moors to the south. It is included in a detached part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. History The name "Pendle Hill" combines the words for hill from three different languages (as does Bredon Hill in Worcestershire). In the 13th century it was called ''Pennul'' or ''Penhul'', apparently from the Cumbric ''pen'' and Old English ''hyll'', both meaning "hill". The modern English "hill" was appended later, after the original meaning of Pendle had become opaque. Neolithic and Bronze Age burial sites have been discovered at and around the summit of the hill. There is an ancient local legend that the Dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
