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The Forest of Bowland,also known as the Bowland Fells and formerly the Chase of Bowland,is an area of gritstone fells,deep valleys and peat moorland,mostly in north-east Lancashire,England,with a small part in North Yorkshire. It is a western outlier of the Pennines.
Newton or Newton-in-Bowland is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district,in the county of Lancashire,England,formerly known as Newton-on-Hodder. The civil parish had a population of 237 in 2001,according to the United Kingdom Census,increasing to 315 at the 2011 Census. The township covers almost 6,000 acres of the Forest of Bowland. Historically,the village is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire,but was transferred to Lancashire for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974,under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Dunsop Bridge is a village in the Borough of Ribble Valley,Lancashire,England,9 miles (14 km) north-west of Clitheroe,15 miles (24 km) south-east of Lancaster and 24.5 miles (39 km) west of Skipton. It is in the civil parish of Bowland Forest High. Historically,the village is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire,but was placed under the administration of Lancashire County Council on 1 April 1974.
Bashall Eaves is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire,England,about four miles (6 km) west of Clitheroe. The placename element eaves is Old English and refers to Bashall's location on the borders of the Forest of Bowland. Historically,the village is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire,but was transferred to Lancashire for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974,under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Slaidburn is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire,England. The parish covers just over 5,000 acres of the Forest of Bowland.
Bowland Forest Low is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire,England,covering some 5,500 acres (22 km2) of the Forest of Bowland. According to the 2001 census,the parish had a population of 168,falling to 160 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the hamlets of Whitewell and Cow Ark. From northwards clockwise,it borders the civil parishes of Newton,Bashall Eaves,Aighton,Bailey and Chaigley,Bowland-with-Leagram and Bowland Forest High. Before 1974,it formed part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Bowland Forest High is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire,England,covering some 20,000 acres (80 km2) of the Forest of Bowland. According to the 2001 census,the parish had a population of 163,falling to 144 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the settlements of Hareden,Sykes,and Dunsop Bridge. It covers Sykes Fell,Whins Brow,Croasdale Fell and Wolfhole Crag. Before 1974,it formed part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Bowland-with-Leagram is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire,England,covering part of the Forest of Bowland. According to the census,the parish had a population of 181 in 1951,128 in 2001 and 169 at the Census 2011.
Whitewell is a village within the civil parish of Bowland Forest Low and Ribble Valley borough of Lancashire,England. It is in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Historically,the village is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire,but was transferred to Lancashire for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974,under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. It stands above a bend in the River Hodder.
In Old English law,a Bowbearer was an under-officer of the forest who looked after all manner of trespass on vert or venison,and who attached,or caused to be attached,the offenders,in the feudal Court of Attachment.
Great House Barn is a 16th-century barn and Listed building in Rivington,Lancashire,England. Built as a tithe barn it is believed to be one of the oldest of its type in the county and is a Grade II listed building.
John Parker was an English politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Clitheroe from 1780 to 1782 and Honorary Bowbearer of the Forest of Bowland,Lancashire.
Lord of the Fells is a customary title of the Lords of Bowland. The title is thought to have become customary during the high medieval period as a description of the Lords' rugged upland demesne. Bowland Fells,more widely known as the Forest of Bowland,is an area of barren gritstone fells,deep valleys and peat moorland,mostly in north-east Lancashire,England. A small part lies in North Yorkshire,and much of the area was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Thomas Lister Parker was an English antiquary,landowner,Trumpeter to the Queen and Honorary Bowbearer of the Forest of Bowland,Lancashire.
Browsholme Hall is a privately owned Tudor house in the parish of Bowland Forest Low in the borough of Ribble Valley,Lancashire,England. It is claimed to be the oldest surviving family home in Lancashire. Since 1954,it has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.
Easington is a civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire,England,with a population in 2001 of 52. The Census 2011 population details have been grouped with the parish of Slaidburn. Before 1974,it formed part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It covers just over 9000 acres.
Alkincoats Hall was a country house in Colne,Lancashire,England. Part of the estate in which the hall stood is now the 35-acre Alkincoats public park.
Bowland Forest Low is a civil parish in Ribble Valley,Lancashire,England. It contains 28 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these,one is listed at Grade I,the highest of the three grades,one is at Grade II*,the middle grade and the others are at Grade II,the lowest grade. The parish contains the settlements of Whitewell and Cow Ark,and is otherwise almost completely rural. The most important building in the parish is Browsholme Hall;this and a number of associated structures are listed. Most of the other listed buildings are houses and associated structures,farmhouses,and farm buildings. The River Hodder passes along the boundary of the parish,and two bridges crossing it are listed. Also listed are a church,a folly,a former smithy,a limekiln,and a hotel.
John William Robinson Parker was a British soldier,antiquarian,owner of Browsholme Hall and Honorary Bowbearer of the Forest of Bowland,Lancashire.
Amanda Jane Parker is a British businesswoman,philanthropist,and government official. She was appointed as a magistrate in East Lancashire in 2005,focusing on overseeing cases of domestic violence. In 2015,she was appointed by Elizabeth II,in her capacity as Duke of Lancaster,as the High Sheriff of Lancashire. She was the eighth woman in Lancashire,and the twenty-second woman from a duchy county,to hold the office of High Sheriff. She was also the fifth member of the Parker family of Browsholme Hall to serve as High Sheriff of Lancashire.
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