| Great Mitton | |
|---|---|
 The Three Fishes | |
  Great Mitton Shown within Ribble Valley  Great Mitton Location within Lancashire | |
| Population | 266 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD715385 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CLITHEROE |
| Postcode district | BB7 |
| Dialling code | 01254/01200 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Great Mitton is a village and a civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England.[1] It is separated from the civil parish of Little Mitton by the River Ribble, both lie about three miles from the town of Clitheroe. The combined population of both civil parishes at the 2011 census was 266.[2] In total, Great and Little Mitton cover less than 2000 acres of the Forest of Bowland, making it the smallest township in the Forest. Historically, the village is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was transferred to Lancashire for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Great Mitton has an ancient church, All Hallows, an ancient manor house and a pub, The Three Fishes, where in former times manorial courts were held. A second pub, The Aspinall Arms, sits across the Ribble in Little Mitton.
The ancient parish of Mitton took its name from the Old English, being a settlement at the mythe, the confluence of the Hodder and Ribble Rivers.
- ^ Great Mitton http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Greatmitton
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Great Mitton Parish (1170215110)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.