Sovereign state United Kingdom Region North West England Area rank 178th Ceremonial county Lancashire | Constituent country England Admin. HQ Nelson Area 169.4 km² University Nelson and Colne College | |
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Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) Points of interest Pendle Hill, Pendle Heritage Centre, Wycoller Country Park, Ball Grove Park, Victory Park Destinations Burnley, Colne, Nelson, Barnoldswick, Barrowford | ||
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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 90,100 (mid-2015 est.).
Contents
- The pendle witches rtr digital
- Map of Pendle District UK
- The solitary rambler 40 proud in pendle
- Early history
- Witch trials
- Creation of the modern district
- MP
- Borough
- Economy
- References
Map of Pendle District, UK
The solitary rambler 40 proud in pendle
Early history
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.
MP
The Pendle constituency is represented in Parliament by the Conservative member of parliament, Andrew Stephenson. Since its creation in 1983, its boundaries have been coterminous with those of the borough.
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:-
Economy
The three main employers in the borough are Rolls-Royce plc, Silentnight and the Daisy Group.