Goldshaw Booth 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 authorit ...
in the
Pendle district of
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 Lancash ...
, 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
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 P ...
lies to the north.
The parish adjoins the Pendle parishes of
Barley-with-Wheatley Booth,
Roughlee Booth,
Old Laund Booth and
Higham-with-West Close Booth and 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. ...
parish of
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 ...
. It is part of the
Forest of Bowland
The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells and formerly the Chase of Bowland, is an area of gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland, mostly in north-east Lancashire, England, with a small part in North Yorkshire (however ro ...
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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(AONB).
According to the
United Kingdom Census 2011
A 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 Internet. The Office for National ...
, the parish has a population of 248,
[ a decrease from 265 in the 2001 census.
Goldshaw Booth was once a ]township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became 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 authorit ...
in 1866, forming part of the Burnley Rural District from 1894. The township extended to cover parts of the adjoining villages of Fence
A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its whole length.
...
and Wheatley Lane
Wheatley Lane is a village in Pendle, Lancashire, England. It is close to Nelson, Barrowford and Burnley. It lies to the north of the A6068 road, known locally as the Padiham bypass, or "The New Road".
Wheatley Lane is an extended village c ...
,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 ...
on its creation in 1904, and Newchurch in Pendle also used to straddle the boundary with Roughlee Booth but was brought entirely within the parish in 1935.
Along with Higham-with-West Close Booth, Barley-with-Wheatley Booth and Roughlee Booth, the parish forms the Higham with Pendleside ward of Pendle Borough Council Pendle may refer to:
* Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England
** Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)
* Pendle Hill in Lancashire, England
** Forest of Pendle, hilly landscape surrounding the hill
* Pendle College of the University of Lancaster ...
.
Media gallery
Image:Spenbrook Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1213354.jpg, Spenbrook Mill
Image:Barn at Sabden Fold - geograph.org.uk - 173917.jpg, Old barn at Sabden Fold
Image:The way through the woods - geograph.org.uk - 1555670.jpg, Footpath through a plantation east of Newchurch
Image:Newchurch In Pendle - geograph.org.uk - 1161161.jpg, Pendle from Cross Lane in winter
Image:Spen Brook - geograph.org.uk - 571004.jpg, Spen Brook from the south-east
See also
*Listed buildings in Goldshaw Booth
Goldshaw Booth is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Borough of Pendle, Pendle, Lancashire, England. It contains 14 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of th ...
References
Notes
Citations
External links
Map of modern parish boundary at Lancashire County Council websiteGoldshaw Booth township - British History Online
Geography of the Borough of Pendle
Civil parishes in Lancashire
Forest of Bowland
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