Higherford

Higherford
Higherford
	; Terraced housing on Gisburn Road
	Higherford Location in Pendle Borough Higherford Location within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD865405
Civil parish	Barrowford ;
District	Pendle ;
Shire county	Lancashire ;
Region	North West ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NELSON
Postcode district	BB9
Dialling code	01282
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Pendle ;
	List of places UK England Lancashire 53°51′36″N2°12′22″W / 53.860°N 2.206°W Coordinates: 53°51′36″N2°12′22″W / 53.860°N 2.206°W

Last updated October 23, 2019

Higherford is a village in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England.

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 91,405 (mid-2018 est.).

Lancashire is a ceremonial county in North West England. The administrative centre is Preston. The county has a population of 1,449,300 and an area of 1,189 square miles (3,080 km²). People from Lancashire are known as Lancastrians.

Although it is a village in its own right and shown on maps, it is sometimes confused with its larger neighbour Barrowford. Both villages meet each other on the A682 road, which runs through them from Nelson and towards Blacko and Gisburn. It is generally accepted that the boundary between the two villages is north of the road bridge over Pendle Water.

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 Nelson conurbation. It also comprises the area of Lowerford. The parish has a population of 6,171.

Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 29,135 in 2011. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

Blacko is a village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. Before local government reorganisation in 1974 the village lay on the border with the West Riding of Yorkshire. The parish has a population of 672. The village is on the old turnpike road from Nelson to Gisburn (A682). The village enjoys views towards Boulsworth Hill to its southeast, the former cotton town of Nelson, about two miles to its south and Pendle Hill to its west across the valley of Pendle Water.

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Barrowford is one of the 20 electoral wards that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle, Lancashire, England. The ward returns three councillors, currently all Conservatives, to represent the village of Barrowford on Pendle Borough Council. As of the May 2011 Council election, Barrowford had an electorate of 4,070.

Blacko and Higherford is one of the 20 electoral wards that form the Parliamentary constituency of Pendle, Lancashire, England. The ward returns one councillor to represent the villages of Blacko and Higherford, as well as several surrounding hamlets, on Pendle Borough Council. As of the May 2011 Council election, Barrowford had an electorate of 1,480.

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Barrowford is a civil parish in Pendle, Lancashire, England. It contains 34 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Barrowford and some surrounding countryside. Originally an agricultural community, weaving came to the parish in the late 18th century. This was initially carried out in weavers' cottages, and later in mills. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal arrived in the parish towards the end of the 18th century.

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BBc Sunday Stroll in Blacko, Higherford and Barrowford

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Higherford
Terraced housing on Gisburn Road
Higherford Location in Pendle Borough Show map of the Borough of Pendle Higherford Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD865405
Civil parish	Barrowford
District	Pendle
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NELSON
Postcode district	BB9
Dialling code	01282

Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West

EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Pendle
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°51′36″N2°12′22″W / 53.860°N 2.206°W / 53.860; -2.206 Coordinates: 53°51′36″N2°12′22″W / 53.860°N 2.206°W / 53.860; -2.206