Reedley Hallows or Reedley is a

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

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 ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, England. It forms part of

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

and Brierfield. It had a population of 1,994, reducing to 1,960 at the 2011 Census. It is on the

Leeds and Liverpool Canal The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Over a distance of , crossing the Pennines, and including 91 locks on the main line. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal has several small branc ...

, and the construction of a

marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...

started in January 2008 and is expected to be completed in September. The local railway station, Reedley Hallows Halt on the

East Lancashire Line The East Lancashire line is a railway line in the Lancashire region of England, which runs between Preston and Colne, through Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley (Barracks and Central) and Nelson. The line formerly ran onto Skipton but this closed ...

, closed in 1956. The marina, and the site of the railway station, are both outside the current boundary of the parish, and are in an

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, which is part of the town of

History

The civil parish was created in 1894 from the majority of Reedley Hallows, Filly Close and New Laund Booth civil parish. That civil parish had been created in 1866 from the

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in the ancient parish of Whalley. The original boundary with Burnley was Barden Clough, but as town expanded it was moved to the north-west. Although administratively inside the parish of Whalley, as parts of the former royal hunting

Forest of Pendle The Forest of Pendle is the name given to an area of hilly landscape to the east of Pendle Hill in eastern Lancashire, roughly defining the watershed between the River Ribble and its tributary the River Calder. The forest is not identical to ...

, the area was

extra-parochial In England and Wales, an extra-parochial area, extra-parochial place or extra-parochial district was a geographically defined area considered to be outside any ecclesiastical or civil parish. Anomalies in the parochial system meant they had no ch ...

until 1887. As part of the

Honour of Clitheroe The Honour of Clitheroe is an ancient grouping of manors and royal forests centred on Clitheroe Castle in Lancashire, England; an honour traditionally being the grant of a large landholding complex, not all of whose parts are contiguous. In the ...

, this meant the parish church for the area was the chapel at

Clitheroe castle Clitheroe Castle is a ruined early medieval castle in Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. It was the ''caput'' of the Honour of Clitheroe, a vast estate stretching along the western side of the Pennines. Its earliest history is debated but it is ...

. Reedley Hallows is the eastern side of

Pendle Water Pendle Water is a minor river in Lancashire, England. Rising on Pendle Hill, Pendle Water cuts a deep valley between Barley Moor and Spence Hill where it feeds into the reservoirs of ''Upper'' and ''Lower Ogden''. Upon exiting the lower rese ...

, while New Laund Booth is to the north-west and Filly Close to the south-west. All 3 are originally documented as

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s in the forest. In 1324 Filly Close was leased in connection with Royle, across Pendle Water in Burnley. In 1341, Reedley Hallows was a stock-farm for the vaccaries (mediaeval cattle farms) in the rest of Pendle Forest. By 1459 the New Laund (probably originally a deer park) had also been leased to farm. From 1894 to 1974, Reedley was the administrative centre of the

Burnley Rural District Burnley was a rural district of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was named after but did not include the large town of Burnley, which was a county borough. The district and its council was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act ...

. The council offices where located in what is now the Oaks Hotel on Colne Road. There is also a

Magistrates' court A magistrates' court is a lower court where, in several jurisdictions, all criminal proceedings start. Also some civil matters may be dealt with here, such as family proceedings. Courts * Magistrates' court (England and Wales) * Magistrate's Cour ...

Notable people

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and

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, Catholic martyrs executed for being priests in 1584 and 1600

Gallery

Image:Magistrate Courts, Reedley - geograph.org.uk - 230925.jpg, Magistrates' court Image:Pendle Water - geograph.org.uk - 1381123.jpg, Pendle Water Image:Reedley Marina - geograph.org.uk - 1381086.jpg, Reedley Marina Image:New in Pendle Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1381115.jpg, New in Pendle bridge

References

Notes Citations Bibliography *

External links

Map of Reedley Hallows current (2013) parish boundary at Lancashire County Council websiteReedley Hallows Township Boundaries
- Reedley is marked as area 237
Reedley Hallows Parish CouncilLancashire Telegraph - Lucas Sports FieldsBurnley Express - Jewel MillLancashire Telegraph - Belvedere and Calder Vale Sports ClubBurnley Express - Holme EndBurnley Express - Oaks Hotel history
{{Borough of Pendle geography Civil parishes in Lancashire Geography of the Borough of Pendle

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Notable people

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