Chipping, Lancashire

Chipping
Chipping is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
Chipping
Chipping
Location in Ribble Valley Borough
Chipping is located in the Forest of Bowland
Chipping
Chipping
Location in the Forest of Bowland
Chipping is located in Lancashire
Chipping
Chipping
Location within Lancashire
Population1,043 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid referenceSD623434
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTON
Postcode districtPR3
Dialling code01995
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°53′06″N 2°34′23″W / 53.885°N 2.573°W / 53.885; -2.573

Chipping is a village and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its grid reference is SD6243, and the nearest substantial settlement is Longridge, nearly 4 mi (6.4 km) to the south. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,046,[2] falling slightly to 1,043 at the 2011 census.[1] The village has won several best-kept village competitions over the years.[citation needed] The village also won the village section of the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom competition in 2009, picking up RHS Tourism and Gold achievement awards in the process.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Chipping Parish (1170215101)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2008.