Mearley is a
civil parish
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in
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, England. The parish is north-west of
Pendle Hill
Pendle Hill is in the east of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Brierfield, Clitheroe and Padiham. Its summit is above mean sea level. It gives its name to the Borough of Pendle. It is an isolated hill in the Pe ...
, east of
Clitheroe
Clitheroe () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Cl ...
, and is in the
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The total population of the non-metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 57,132. Its council is based in Clitheroe. ...
district. It is a small parish with no villages or hamlets and a population of 25, the second smallest in Lancashire, at the
2001 census.
It has no
parish council, but instead has a
parish meeting
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In some cases, where a parish or group of parishes has fewer than 200 electors, the parish meeting can take on the role of a parish cou ...
shared with neighbouring
Worston
Worston is a small linear village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. The village is north-west of Pendle Hill, east of Clitheroe, and is in the Ribble Valley district. As it is only a small village, with a population of 76 at the 2001 cen ...
. From the 2011 Census population information for both Mearley and Worston is included within the civil parish of
Pendleton Pendleton may refer to:
Places
;United Kingdom
*Pendleton, Lancashire, England
*Pendleton, Greater Manchester, England
;United States
*Pendleton, Indiana
* Pendleton, Missouri
*Pendleton, New York
*Pendleton, Oregon
*Pendleton, South Carolina
*Pe ...
, giving a total of 349. The eastern part of the parish is included in the Pendle outlier section of the
Forest of Bowland
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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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(AONB).
The parish adjoins the Ribble Valley parishes of
Worston
Worston is a small linear village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. The village is north-west of Pendle Hill, east of Clitheroe, and is in the Ribble Valley district. As it is only a small village, with a population of 76 at the 2001 cen ...
,
Clitheroe
Clitheroe () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Cl ...
,
Pendleton Pendleton may refer to:
Places
;United Kingdom
*Pendleton, Lancashire, England
*Pendleton, Greater Manchester, England
;United States
*Pendleton, Indiana
* Pendleton, Missouri
*Pendleton, New York
*Pendleton, Oregon
*Pendleton, South Carolina
*Pe ...
and
Sabden
Sabden is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Sabden is located south of Pendle Hill, in a valley about three miles north west of Padiham. The parish covers , of which is occupied by the village. It lies in the ...
, along with
Goldshaw Booth
Goldshaw Booth is a civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. It has a population of 248, and contains the village of Newchurch in Pendle and the hamlets of Spen Brook () and Sabden Fold (). Pendle Hill lies to the north.
The ...
in the
Borough of Pendle
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 boroughs of Calderdale and Bradford. It has ...
.
The name is thought to mean the meadow or
clearing at the boundary, from the
Old English
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and .
Mearley was once a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a
civil parish
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in 1866, forming part of the Clitheroe Rural District from 1894 till 1974.
Along with
Wiswell
Wiswell is a small village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, close to Whalley and Clitheroe at the foot of Wiswell Moor.
At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 967.
The parish adjoins the other Ribble Valley p ...
and
Barrow
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Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
(since 2015), both Mearley and Worston form the
Wiswell and Pendleton
Wiswell is a small village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, close to Whalley and Clitheroe at the foot of Wiswell Moor.
At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 967.
The parish adjoins the other Ribble Valley p ...
ward
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Division or unit
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of
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The total population of the non-metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 57,132. Its council is based in Clitheroe. ...
Borough Council.
Image:Mearley Hall farmhouse - geograph.org.uk - 2770666.jpg, Mearley Hall farmhouse
Image:Mearley limekiln - geograph.org.uk - 62329.jpg, A disused lime kiln
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:Calcium carbonate, Ca ...
near Mearley Hall
Image:Mearley Brook - geograph.org.uk - 2460503.jpg, Mearley Brook runs through the north of the parish
Image:Mearley Moor - geograph.org.uk - 69137.jpg, Mearley Moor viewed from Pendleton
See also
*
Listed buildings in Mearley
Mearley is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It contains three Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is at G ...
References
External links
Worston and Mearley Parish MeetingThe Victoria History of the County of Lancaster Vol 6
Civil parishes in Lancashire
Geography of Ribble Valley
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