Great Mitton

Great Mitton
The Three Fishes
Great Mitton is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
Great Mitton
Great Mitton
Shown within Ribble Valley
Great Mitton is located in Lancashire
Great Mitton
Great Mitton
Location within Lancashire
Population266  (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSD715385
Civil parish
  • Great Mitton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLITHEROE
Postcode districtBB7
Dialling code01254/01200
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Lancashire
53°50′46″N 2°26′06″W / 53.846°N 2.435°W / 53.846; -2.435

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.

  1. ^ Great Mitton http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Greatmitton
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Great Mitton Parish (1170215110)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.