Dunsop Bridge

Dunsop Bridge
Dunsop Bridge Post Office
Dunsop Bridge is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
Dunsop Bridge
Dunsop Bridge
Location in Ribble Valley Borough
Dunsop Bridge is located in the Forest of Bowland
Dunsop Bridge
Dunsop Bridge
Location in the Forest of Bowland
Dunsop Bridge is located in Lancashire
Dunsop Bridge
Dunsop Bridge
Location within Lancashire
OS grid referenceSD659501
Civil parish
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

Dunsop Bridge is a village in the civil parish of Bowland Forest High, in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Clitheroe, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Lancaster and 24.5 miles (39 km) west of Skipton. Historically, the village is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was placed under the administration of Lancashire County Council on 1 April 1974.

It is often cited as the geographic centre of Great Britain, although the exact point is at Whitendale Hanging Stones, near Brennand Farm, 4+12 miles (7 km) north of the village.[1]

In 1992, BT installed its 100,000th payphone at Dunsop Bridge and included a plaque to explain its significance. The telephone box was unveiled by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. In BT's A1141 list of unique alphabetical Telephone Exchange codes, the code for Dunsop Bridge is DSB.

  1. ^ "Centre of Britain". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2008.