Barnoldswick
Barnoldswick shown within Lancashire
Population	12,000
OS grid reference	SD875465
District	Pendle
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARNOLDSWICK
Postcode district	BB18
Dialling code	01282
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Pendle
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

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Barnoldswick (colloquially known as Barlick) is a town and civil parish within the West Craven area of the Pendle district of Lancashire, England just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A village in the Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales lie in an area of high ground in North and West Yorkshire, England. ... The Hills in the Forest of Bowland The area known as the Forest of Bowland occupies most of the north east of the county of Lancashire in England. ...

The town is built in the shadow of Weets Hill, and Stock Beck, a tributary of the River Ribble runs through the town. The River Ribble at Ribchester The River Ribble is a river that runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire, in the North of England. ...

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and nestling on the lower slopes of Weets Hill in the Pennines astride the natural watershed between the Ribble and Aire valleys, Barnoldswick is the highest town on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, in-between Clitheroe in Lancashire and Skipton in North Yorkshire, and approximately 30 miles from the cities of Leeds, Manchester and Preston. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ... The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Arms of Clitheroe Town Council Clitheroe is a small civil parish of the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. ... Skipton is a town in North Yorkshire, England that lies along the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ...

Barnoldswick is one of the longest place names in the United Kingdom without repeating any letters. Buckfastleigh in Devon is the longest. Buckfastleigh is a small town in Devon, England, partly within Dartmoor National Park, and on the A38. ...

History

Barnoldswick dates back to Viking times. It was listed in Domesday Book as Bernulfsuuick, meaning Bernulf's Town (uuic being an archaic spelling of wick, meaning settlement). ^{[1] [2]} For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation). ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

A Cistercian monastery was founded there in 1147 by monks from Fountains Abbey. However they left after six years, before construction was complete, driven out by crop failures and locals unhappy at their interference in the affairs of the local church. They went on to build Kirkstall Abbey. They returned after another ten years to build the isolated church of St Mary-le-Gill close to Barnoldswick to Thornton in Craven road. The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ... Monastery of St. ... Events King Afonso I of Portugal and the Crusaders capture Lisbon from Muslims First written mention of Moscow. ... For other uses, see Monk (disambiguation). ... Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. ... Kirkstall Abbey Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire, set in grounds on the north bank of the River Aire. ... Thornton-in-Craven is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. ...

For hundreds of years Barnoldswick remained a small village, however the arrival of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and later the (now closed) railway, spurred the development of the existing woolen industry, and helped it to become a major cotton town. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ...

Governance

From 1899 until 1974, Barnoldswick lay within the administrative county of the West Riding of Yorkshire (although Blackburnshire in Lancashire sometimes claimed the area^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}. More informally, post used to be addressed via Colne, Lancashire, to addresses in Barnoldswick - prior to 1974. Barnoldswick also had a Burnley telephone code when it was in Yorkshire. However, following the Local Government Act 1972, Barnoldswick was, along with a number of Yorkshire villages, including Earby, Waddington and Gisburn, transferred to the Pendle district of the Non-metropolitan county of Lancashire in 1974. The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... Blackburnshire was a former district of England around the town of Blackburn. ... Colne Colne is a town in east Lancashire, in the north-west of England, with a population of around 20,000. ... For other meanings see Burnley (disambiguation) , Burnley is a large town in the borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a population of about 73,021. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Earby is a town in the North-West of England, near Barnoldswick and about five miles north of Colne. ... Waddington (population approx. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. ... A shire county or non-metropolitan county in England, is a county level entity which is not a metropolitan county. ...

At present Barnoldswick has a Town Parish Council that is part of the West Craven Area Committee on Pendle Borough Council.^{[7] [8]} A parish council is a council of members of a particular parish or religious community who have a responsibility to administrate the affairs of that community. ...

Local Media

Barnoldswick is only served by TV from Leeds; ITV (Yorkshire Television) and BBC North are both transmitted from the TV mast at East Marton, 3 miles north-east of Barnoldswick.^[9] Despite being in Lancashire, Weets Hill completely blocks the reception of TV from any transmitter for the North-West regional TV BBC North West and ITV (Granada Television). Radio reception is also restricted in the town. The BBC has a low power relay close by that has the four main BBC national FM radio stations (Radio 1 to 4), but there is no local FM radio station in the area.^[10] Fresh Radio^[11] in Skipton claims to cover the area on MW 1413KHz. For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... BBC North was the former name of the BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire regions of the BBC. It was based at the Broadcasting Centre, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds and was the production centre for the regional news programme Look North and BBC Local Radio station BBC Radio Leeds. ... BBC North West is the BBC English Region covering Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, the northern parts of Cheshire, the north-western portion of Derbyshire and southern Cumbria. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Fresh Radio is a local radio station broadcasting to the Yorkshire Dales in northern England on three medium wave (AM) frequencies and currently two FM frequencies (17 Feb 2007). ... Skipton is a town in North Yorkshire, England that lies along the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ...

The local press is published twice weekly; the Barnoldswick and Earby Times is published on Fridays and the Pendle Express is published on Tuesdays. Some of the Yorkshire press is circulated in the area - due to the geographical anomaly. The Craven Herald & Pioneer and Yorkshire Post newspapers are prominent. The Yorkshire Post was founded in 1754, as the Leedes Intelligencer, making it one of Britains first daily newspapers. ...

Local Industry

Rolls Royce plc is a large employer based in the town. It was originally a Rover (car) plant that Rolls Royce purchased in 1943.^[12] The model number of many Rolls Royce jet engines start with the initials RB (eg. RB199) which stands for Rolls Barnoldswick, as Rolls Royce aero's design centre is situated in Barnoldswick.^[13] Rolls-Royce plc (also known as Rolls-Royce Aero Engines) is the second-largest aircraft engine maker in the world, behind General Electrics GE Aircraft Engines division. ... // Rover was a British automobile manufacturer and later a marque based at the former Austin Longbridge plant in Birmingham. ... This article is about the aircraft engine company. ... A Pratt and Whitney turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle is tested at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA. The tunnel behind the engine muffles noise and allows exhaust to escape. ... RB199s of Tornado F3 The Turbo Union RB199 is an aircraft jet engine designed and built jointly by Rolls-Royce, MTU and FiatAvio (now Avio). ...

Besides Rolls Royce being a major employer based in the town, Silentnight, part of the Silentnight Group; which produces beds and mattresses at several sites across the UK, is also a large employer, with the head office and manufacturing premises in the town.^{[14] [15]}

Education

Barnoldswick is served by four primary schools; Gisburn Road, Church School and Coates Lane are mainstream schools, whilst St. Joseph's caters to the town's Catholic poulation. Most secondary age students attend West Craven School, a Technology specialist school situated in Barnoldswick itself, though a significant minority of students attend Fisher More RC School in Colne, and the Skipton Grammar Schools, Ermysted's and Skipton Girl's High School.

Transport

Barnoldswick is often cited as the largest town in the British Isles not to be served by any A-roads. However, in spite of this, road links to the town are comparatively good; easy access to the M65, A650 and A59 means that Manchester, Preston, Leeds, Bradford and York can all be reached in an hour by car. Barnoldswick was formerly served by Barnoldswick railway station, the only station on the Midland Railway's branch line off the Skipton to Colne Line, though this was shut under the Beeching Axe in 1965. The pressure group Selrap is currently campaigning for the reopening of the Skipton to Colne line, and although their plans do not include the Barnoldswick Branch, rail travel to the town would be improved by such a reopening. At present, would-be rail passengers must travel to Colne railway station or Skipton railway station. Public transport to the town is therefore restricted to buses. Pennine services from Burnley to Skipton operate every hour, and there are three buses per hour operated by Burnley & Pendle to Colne, Nelson, Burnley and beyond. An infrequent service to Clitheroe and Preston also exists. Manchester Airport and Leeds Bradford Airport are the nearest airports. The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a numbering system used to classify and identify all major roads in Great Britain. ... The M65 motorway is a major road in England. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 6 in Great Britain starting east of the A6 & A7 roads and west of the A1. ... The A59 is a major road, in the United Kingdom running from Liverpool in Merseyside to York in Yorkshire. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bradford (disambiguation). ... York shown within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state Constituent country Region Yorkshire and the Humber Ceremonial county North Yorkshire Admin HQ York City Centre Founded 71 City Status 71 Government  - Type Unitary Authority, City  - Governing body City of York Council  - Leadership: Leader & Executive  - Executive: Liberal Democrat  - MPs: Hugh Bayley (L) John... This article is about the historical British railway company. ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running the British railway system. ... The Lancashire mill town of Colne is situated in the Pendle hills. ... Skipton railway station serves the town of Skipton in North Yorkshire. ... Burnley & Pendle is a bus operator running within the boroughs of Burnley and Pendle, and into the surrounding areas including Accrington, Keighley and the high profile express service to Manchester, the X43/X44, branded as The Witch Way, using specially branded double deckers with leather seats. ... For City Airport Manchester, UK, see City Airport Manchester. ... Leeds Bradford International Airport (IATA airport code: LBA, ICAO airport code: EGNM) is located between the cities of Leeds and Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. ...

References

External links

• Barnoldswick Town Council web-site
• West Craven Online
• The Leeds Liverpool canal at Barnoldswick http://www.towpathtreks.co.uk
• Stephen Taylforth's Homepage - with a large collection of photographs
• One Guy from Barlick, a local history site.
• Barnoldswick History Weblog
• Barnoldswick at Pendle.net
• Paul Kabrna's look at Barnoldswick
• Unite Craven Campaign
• Historic map of town, provided by Lancashire County Council.
• My-Barlick web site of Trevor Ashby