Roughlee is a village in the
civil parish
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of
Roughlee Booth, in the
Pendle district, in the county of
Lancashire
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 ...
, England. It is close to
Nelson
Nelson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
* ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
,
Barrowford
Barrowford () is a village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England, north of Nelson, near the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Barrowford is on the Marsden–Gisburn–Long Preston turnpike. One of ...
and
Blacko. The village lies at the foot of
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 Pe ...
, well known for the
Pendle Witches
The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve accused lived in the area surrounding Pendle Hill in Lancashire, and were charged ...
, and includes the
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
of Crowtrees.
The village has won the small village category of the Lancashire
Best Kept Village
A best kept village is a village that has won one of the annual county competitions in the United Kingdom for its tidiness, appropriateness, and typicality. The competitions have been nationally organized by the Campaign to Protect Rural England ...
competition in 2006, and the champion village category in 2007. It was also runner-up in the champion category in 2009.
The village is featured in
Joseph Delaney's 2008 novel ''
The Spook's Battle''.
According to the
United Kingdom Census 2011
A Census in the United Kingdom, census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Inter ...
, the parish has a population of 318,
a decrease from 328 in the 2001 census.
Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Pendle''
Retrieved 2009-09-18
Notable people
* Alice Nutter (witch) was accused in Pendle and hanged as a witch in 1612 and now has a statue in the village.
See also
* Listed buildings in Roughlee Booth
References
Notes
Citations
External links
Visit Pendle - Roughlee
British History Online - Roughlee Booth
Towns and villages in the Borough of Pendle
Forest of Bowland
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