Higherford is a village in the
Pendle district of
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
, England.
Although it is a village in its own right and shown on maps, it is sometimes confused with its larger neighbour
Barrowford. Both villages meet each other on the
A682 road, which runs through them from
Nelson and towards
Blacko and
Gisburn. It is generally accepted that the boundary between the two villages is north of the road bridge over
Pendle Water.
References
External links
BBc Sunday Stroll in Blacko, Higherford and Barrowford
Towns and villages in the Borough of Pendle
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