Newsholme is a small village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

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. ...

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, England, but lies within the historic

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. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 50, however the

United Kingdom Census 2011 A Census in the United Kingdom, census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Inter ...

grouped the parish with Horton and Paythorne (2001 pop. 76 and 95), giving a total of 253. Today it lies near the boundary with

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

on the A682, north of

Barnoldswick Barnoldswick (pronounced ) is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, Lancashire, England. It is within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, Barnoldswick and the surrounding areas of West Craven have been a ...

and west of

Skipton Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Air ...

. The parish adjoins the Ribble Valley parishes of

Paythorne Paythorne is a small village and civil parish in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is situated alongside the River Ribble, north-east of Clitheroe, and on the boundary with North Yorkshire. Other parishes adjacent to Paythorne are Halton ...

and

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, and the parish of

Hellifield Hellifield is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England (). Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village was once an important railway junction on the Settle-Carlisle Railway between th ...

in the Craven district of North Yorkshire. In the west of the parish, on high ground overlooking the

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, are the remains of a late

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or early

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castle, called ''Castle Haugh'' but also known locally as Cromwell's Basin. On the eastern side of the village, next to

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Farm is the site of a

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Hall called the Old Hall. Between 1872 and 1957 the village had a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the Ribble Valley Line. Newsholme was once a

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in the ancient parish of

Gisburn Gisburn (formerly Gisburne) is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley borough of Lancashire, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies northeast of Clitheroe and west of Skipton. The civil parish had a pop ...

, in the

Staincliffe Wapentake Staincliffe, also known as Staincliff, was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The wapentake was named from a place called Staincliffe, now lost, in Bank Newton, not to be confused with Staincliffe near Dewsbury. Staincliffe was pres ...

of the West Riding of Yorkshire. This became a

in 1866, forming part of the Bowland Rural District from 1894 to 1974. It has since become part of the Lancashire borough of

. Along with

Rimington Rimington is a rural village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish was 382 at the 2001 Census, however at the 2011 Census Middop was included with Rimington giving a total of 480. It is e ...

Middop Middop is a rural hamlet and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is in Ribble Valley district. Middop is near the villages of Rimington and Gisburn and approximately north-east of its post town, Clitheroe. In the 2001 United Kingdom census ...

Gisburn Forest Gisburn Forest is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley, in Lancashire, England. Mainly lying within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the parish includes the larger part of the village of Tosside and the hamlet of Grunsa ...

and

, the parish forms the

Gisburn, Rimington Gisburn (formerly Gisburne) is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley borough of Lancashire, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies northeast of Clitheroe and west of Skipton. The civil parish had a pop ...

ward of

Borough Council. The

Pennine Bridleway The Pennine Bridleway is a National Trail in Northern England. It runs roughly parallel with the Pennine Way but provides access for horse riders and cyclists as well as walkers. The trail is around long, extending from Derbyshire to Cumbria. ...

National Trail National Trails are long distance footpaths and bridleways in England and Wales. They are administered by Natural England, a statutory agency of the UK government, and Natural Resources Wales (successor body to the Countryside Council for Wa ...

and

Ribble Way The Ribble way is a long-distance walk between the Lancashire coast and the Yorkshire Dales National Park largely following the course of the River Ribble. The route begins in Longton, Lancashire, Longton and ends at the source of the Ribble at ...

pass through the parish, crossing the Ribble on the Paythorne Bridge.

Media gallery

File:Newsholme Railway Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 83937.jpg, Newsholme Railway Bridge on the Ribble Valley Line. File:Middle Breaks Hill - geograph.org.uk - 123663.jpg, Middle Breaks Hill and Farm. File:Paythorne Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 927834.jpg, Paythorne Bridge over the

. File:Low Laithe - geograph.org.uk - 182471.jpg, Old Barn at Low Laithe. File:Pennine Bridleway approaching Castle Haugh from the north (geograph 3141755).jpg, The site of Castle Haugh viewed from the

. File:Demesne Farm Outbuildings (geograph 2657571).jpg, Demesne Farm.

References

Geography of Ribble Valley Villages in Lancashire Civil parishes in Lancashire {{Lancashire-geo-stub

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See also

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