Gawthorpe is an electoral
ward
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in the
non-metropolitan district
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of
Burnley
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in
Lancashire
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,
England
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. The population of the Burnley Ward at the
2011 census was 6,148. The ward covers the majority of the town of
Padiham
Padiham ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley, Lancashire, England. It forms part of the Borough of Burnley. Originally by the River Calder, it is edged by the foothills of Pendle Hill to the north-west ...
, meaning it is a largely
urban area
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. It is part of the Padiham and Burnley West electoral division of
Lancashire County Council, the
Burnley
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UK Parliament constituency. Prior to
Brexit
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in 2020 it was part of the
North West England European Parliament constituency.
History
The ward is thought to date from the 1974 formation of the
borough
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History
In the Middle A ...
, however it was extended into the Hapton with Park ward in the 2002 reorganisation.
Elections
The ward elects three councillors, each for a period of 4 years.
Geography
The ward contains approximately the eastern half of the civil parish of
Padiham
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, but not the lands of
Gawthorpe Hall
Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan country house on the banks of the River Calder, in Ightenhill, a civil parish in the Borough of Burnley, Lancashire, England. Its estate extends into Padiham, with the Stockbridge Drive entrance situated ther ...
for which it is named. The western boundary follows Slade Lane from
Huntroyde Hall in the north, staying with the road as it turns into Moor Lane, before crossing
Burnley Road and briefly following the
River Calder. It then cuts back to the east, along the route of the disused
North Lancashire Loop railway to Station road, following as it turns into Thompson Street, then Abingdon Road. Its other boundaries are the same as those of the parish.
The ward contains
Shuttleworth College,
Padiham Primary School and a Nursery. Also
Padiham Town Hall
Padiham Town Hall is a municipal building in Burnley Road, Padiham, Lancashire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Padiham Urban District Council, is a grade II listed building.
History
Shortly after it had been created in 18 ...
,
Police Station
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and
Fire Station
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, as well as the
retail
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district and
Market
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Geography
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. As previously mentioned the
River Calder passes through the ward, as does the
A671
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. The ward is almost entirely
urban
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* Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities
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General
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in nature, with a single farm in its north-west corner. In
2001, 75.8% of
dwellings where in the lowest
Council Tax
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band.
Demography
The
United Kingdom Census 2001
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The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for Nationa ...
showed a total resident population for this ward of 6,119 of which 2,918 are male and 3,201 female, with a
mean
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For a data set, the '' ari ...
age of 37.92 Years. The racial composition of the ward is 98% White and 1.23% South Asian or South Asian / British. The largest religious groups are
Christian (79.54%) and
Muslim (1.05%). 58.8% of adults between the ages of 16 and 74 are classed as economically active and in work.
References
External links
Ward boundaries map at Lancashire MARIO(Note: highly recommend opening this link in a new window or tab)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) - Gawthorpe WardLancashire MADE public - Gawthorpe WardDept. for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) - Gawthorpe Ward{Dead link, date=December 2019 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes
Wards of Lancashire
Local government in Burnley