Barrowford is a large village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north of Nelson on the other side of the M65 motorway, and forms part of the Burnley/Nelson conurbation. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 6,039. Barrowford is situated on the Gisburn Turnpike the original Toll House can still be seen this house now forms a part of the Pendle Heritage Centre. Barrowford was heavily reliant on the cotton mills for it's employment, however the mills have all long since closed and the town is now a lovely place to visit. Barrowford is located on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and a series of locks lead to the highest section of the canal and about a mile on the Leeds side of the canal is Foulridge Tunnel known locally as the mile tunnel. The village has two rivers, Pendle water flows through the town with lovely trout that can often be seen in the gin clear waters. The other river is Colne water, which joins Pendle water behind the site of the now disposed Samuel Holden cotton mill, this river flows down from the moors above the town of Colne, again this river holds good trout. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Pendle is a district borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Location within the British Isles Nelson is a town in Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 30,000. ... The M65 motorway is a major road in England. ... Location within the British Isles Burnley is a market town in the east of Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 74,000. ... A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. ... A restaurant and Inn located in Whitman, Massachusetts, where the chocolate chip cookie was invented. ... Pendle Heritage Centre is a visitor centre located in Barrowford, Lancashire, England. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Leeds is the urban core of the metropolitan borough and city the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Foulridge is a small village in the English county of Lancashire, close to the border with West Yorkshire. ... A mile is any of a number of units of distance, each in the magnitude of 1–10 km. ... Pendle is a district borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. ... Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou subsp) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ... Colne is a town (population approx 20,000), in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England, close to the Yorkshire border. ... Pendle is a district borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. ... Colne is a town (population approx 20,000), in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England, close to the Yorkshire border. ...