Bowland Forest High

Bowland Forest High
Croasdale Fell
Bowland Forest High is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
Bowland Forest High
Bowland Forest High
Location in Ribble Valley
Bowland Forest High is located in the Forest of Bowland
Bowland Forest High
Bowland Forest High
Location in the Forest of Bowland
Bowland Forest High is located in Lancashire
Bowland Forest High
Bowland Forest High
Location within Lancashire
Area79.7708 km2 (30.7997 sq mi)
Population144 (2011) [1]
• Density2/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSD659501
Civil parish
  • Bowland Forest High
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLITHEROE
Postcode districtBB7
Dialling code01200
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°56′46″N 2°31′12″W / 53.946°N 2.520°W / 53.946; -2.520

Bowland Forest High is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, covering some 20,000 acres (80 km2) of the Forest of Bowland. It fell within the ancient boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 163, falling to 144 at the 2011 Census.[1][2] The parish includes the settlements of Hareden, Sykes, and Dunsop Bridge. It covers Sykes Fell, Whins Brow, Croasdale Fell and Wolfhole Crag. Before 1974, it formed part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bowland Forest High Parish (1170215097)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Wards and parishes map". MARIO. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 26 February 2018.