Dinckley

Dinckley
Dinckley Grange
Dinckley is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
Dinckley
Dinckley
Shown within Ribble Valley
Dinckley is located in Lancashire
Dinckley
Dinckley
Location within Lancashire
Population83  (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD688358
Civil parish
  • Dinckley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLACKBURN
Postcode districtBB6
Dialling code01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Lancashire
53°49′05″N 2°28′23″W / 53.818°N 2.473°W / 53.818; -2.473

Dinckley is a small village and civil parish located in the Ribble Valley, in Lancashire, England. Owing to the limited extent of the population details from the Census 2011 are maintained within the civil parish of Billington and Langho. The parish is situated on the south side of the River Ribble, 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Blackburn.[2] The northern boundary of the parish is formed by the River Ribble, and the eastern boundary by Park Brook and Dinckley Brook.[3] The parish is part of the Langho ward, which is represented on Ribble Valley Borough Council by two councillors, both from the Conservative Party.[4]

Dinckley Ferry was a rowing boat which crossed the river[5] connecting the village to Hurst Green. The ferry was replaced by a suspension bridge in the 1950s.[6]

  1. ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  2. ^ "GENUKI: Dinckley, Lancashire genealogy". GENUKI. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Map of Dinckley Parish". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Ribble Valley Councillors by Ward: Langho". Ribble Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Lancashire County Council: Environment Directorate: Historic Highways". Archived from the original on 18 April 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008."Lancashire County Council: Environmental Directorate: Historic Highways". Archived from the original on 18 April 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  6. ^ Freethy, Ron (4 August 2001). "Getting across the story of old ferries". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 13 April 2008.