Everything about Pendle totally explained
Pendle is a
local government district and
borough of
Lancashire,
England, on the
North Yorkshire and
West Yorkshire borders. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of
Burnley and
Ribble Valley. It has a total population of about 90,000 people, and is represented in Parliament by
Gordon Prentice (
Labour).
It was created in
1974 as a result of local government reorganisation from the former
Municipal Boroughs of
Nelson and
Colne, the former
urban districts of
Barnoldswick,
Barrowford,
Brierfield,
Earby and
Trawden, and from parts of
Burnley Rural District and
Skipton Rural District. It was named after the historical district of
Pendle Forest. The Barnoldswick, Earby and Skipton parts are historically in the
West Riding of Yorkshire. The name Pendle comes from the
Cumbric word 'Pen' meaning hill, a reference to
Pendle Hill, a major landmark in Pendle.
The area is closely associated with the
Pendle witch trials, and the landscape in the south of the borough is dominated by
Pendle Hill.
Places in Pendle include:
Pendle College at Lancaster University takes its name from this area, and many of the places in Pendle lend their name to the college's residential blocks.
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