Cuerdale

Cuerdale
Cuerdale Hall
Cuerdale Shown within South Ribble Show map of the Borough of South Ribble Cuerdale Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
District	South Ribble
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR5
Dialling code	01772
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places UK England Lancashire 53°45′19″N 2°38′19″W / 53.755334°N 2.638693°W / 53.755334; -2.638693

Cuerdale is a civil parish in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England. It includes Cuerdale Hall and has no substantive settlements. It originated as a township in the parish of Blackburn, becoming a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894, it formed part of the Preston Rural District, and under the Local Government Act 1972 became part of the South Ribble district in 1974.

The origin of Cuerdale is defined as "Cynferth's valley". Cynferth is a Saxon personal name.