Waddington is a small village, 2 miles (3 km) north-west of

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in the

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, England. The population of the

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at the 2011 census was 1,028. Before the 1974 county boundary changes, Waddington fell just within the Bowland Rural District of the

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. It covers approximately 2000 acres of the

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Amenities

It is home to both an

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church and a

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church, a

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with

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, a cafe, a

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on which both

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and

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are played. Also, within the village there are three pubs, the Lower Buck Inn, the Higher Buck and the Waddington Arms. The village is a regular winner of the Lancashire Best Kept Village awards.

History

Waddington was a mesne manor of the ancient Lordship of Bowland which comprised a

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and a

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of ten manors. These spanned eight townships and four parishes, covering an area of almost on the historic borders of Lancashire and

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. The manors within the Liberty were

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(

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, West Bradford, Grindleton), Knowlmere, Waddington, Easington, Bashall Eaves, Mitton, Withgill (Crook), Leagram, Hammerton and Dunnow (Battersby). The Tempests were lords of the manor of Waddington from at least the early thirteenth century. The family is credited with endowing the parish church at Waddington. One of their number, Sir Nicholas Tempest, a Bowbearer of the

, was hanged, drawn and quartered at

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in 1537 for his part in the Pilgrimage of Grace. Following his defeat in the Battle of Hexham during the

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on 15 May 1464, King Henry VI was sheltered by Lancastrian supporters at houses across the north of England. Following stays at

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on the Cumbrian coast and at nearby Bolton Hall, he went into hiding at Waddington Hall, the home of Sir Richard Tempest. He was betrayed by "a black monk of Addington" and on 13 July 1465, a group of Yorkist men, including Sir Richard's brother John, entered the home to arrest him. Henry fled into nearby woods but was soon captured. Waddington

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s were

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by Robert Parker of Browsholme Hall in 1700. St Helen's Church, which was rebuilt in 1825, has monuments to the Parker family.

Governance

Along with West Bradford, Grindleton and Sawley, the parish forms the Waddington and West Bradford ward of

Borough Council. The ward had a population of 2,636 in 2001, rising to 2,933 in 2011. The ward elects two councillors, who currently are Paul Elms and Bridget Hilton, both of the Conservative Party.

Media gallery

Image:The Parish Church of St Helen, Waddington - geograph.org.uk - 454974.jpg, The Parish Church of St Helen Image:The Lower Buck, Waddington - geograph.org.uk - 54059.jpg, The Lower Buck Inn Image:Waddington and West Bradford Primary School - geograph.org.uk - 758948.jpg, Waddington and West Bradford Primary School Image:Waddington Old Hall, Waddington - geograph.org.uk - 455034.jpg, Waddington Old Hall Image:Waddington Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 742222.jpg, Waddington Methodist Church Image:Waddow Hall - geograph.org.uk - 827410.jpg, Waddow Hall

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