Pendle

For the hill named "Pendle", see Pendle Hill.

Coordinates: 53°52′08″N 2°09′50″W / 53.869°N 2.164°W / 53.869; -2.164

Borough of Pendle
Borough

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
  Executive: TBA (council NOC)
  MPs: Andrew Stephenson
Area
  Total 65.4 sq mi (169.4 km2)
Area rank 178th
Population (mid-2014 est.)
  Total 89,840
  Rank Ranked 264th
  Density 1,400/sq mi (530/km2)
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code 30UJ (ONS)
E07000122 (GSS)
NUTS 3 UKD46
Ethnicity 84.3% White
82.8% White British
0.9% White Other
0.6% White Irish
14.1% S.Asian
13.1% Pakistani
0.4% Indian
0.4% Other S.Asian
0.2% Bangladeshi
0.9% Mixed Race
0.5% Asian & White
0.2% Black Caribbean & White
0.2% Other Mixed
0.1% Black African & White
0.4% E.Asian and Other
0.2% Chinese
0.1% Other E.Asian
0.1% Other
0.3% Black
0.2% Black African
0.1% Black Caribbean
0.0% Other Black
Website pendle.gov.uk

Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley, the North Yorkshire district of Craven and the West Yorkshire districts of Calderdale and the City of Bradford. It has a total population of 89,840 (mid-2014 est.).[1]

Early history

Further information: Forest of Pendle

The name Pendle comes from the Cumbric word 'Pen' meaning hill (or head), a reference to Pendle Hill. Hence the name of the modern district derives from the prominent landmark at the west of the district, which already in the Middle Ages gave its name to the royal forest which spread to its east. Pendle Forest is still the name of a significant rural part of the district, though it has long ago ceased being a forest.

The ancient lordship of Pendle Forest has been under the Honour of Clitheroe since medieval times, and a title continues to be held by a modern version, the Barons Clitheroe.

Witch trials

The area is closely associated with the trials of the Pendle witches, among the most notorious such trials in English history.

Creation of the modern district

The current district with this name was created in 1974 as a result of local government reorganisation from the former Municipal Boroughs of Nelson and Colne, the former urban districts of Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Brierfield, Earby and Trawden, and from parts of Burnley Rural District and Skipton Rural District.

The Barnoldswick, Earby and Skipton parts are historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire. They are today referred to collectively as West Craven.

Neighbouring districts

Politics

MP

The Pendle constituency is represented in Parliament by the Conservative member of parliament, Andrew Stephenson.

Borough

Elections to the borough council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 49 seats on the council being elected at each election. Since the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council at the 2008 election, no party has had a majority on the council. As of the 2014 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-[2]

Party Councillors
Conservative Party 19
Labour Party 18
Liberal Democrats 11
British National Party 1

Economy

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

Places in Pendle

Parishes in Pendle Borough
Contemporary civil parish Map
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Medieval jurisdiction Medieval jurisdiction Early modern jurisdiction
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 of Pendle.
Barrowford3
Blacko4
Old Laund Booth15
Goldshaw Booth10
Reedley Hallows16
Roughlee Booth17
Higham-with-West Close Booth11
Trawden Forest19Trawden Forest, manor of Colne
Nelson14manor of Ightenhill, not in Forest Blackburnshire, not in Forest
Brierfield6
Colne7manor of Colne, not in Forest
Foulridge9
Laneshaw Bridge13
Barnoldswick2Now 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 Brogden5
Earby8
Kelbrook and Sough12
Salterforth18

References

  1. "Population estimates for UK mid-2014 analysis tool" (zip). Office for National Statistics. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. "Pendle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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