Slaidburn

Slaidburn
The Hark to Bounty
Slaidburn is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
Slaidburn
Slaidburn
Location in Ribble Valley Borough
Slaidburn is located in the Forest of Bowland
Slaidburn
Slaidburn
Location in the Forest of Bowland
Slaidburn is located in Lancashire
Slaidburn
Slaidburn
Location within Lancashire
Population351  (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSD715525
Civil parish
  • Slaidburn
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°58′01″N 2°26′06″W / 53.967°N 2.435°W / 53.967; -2.435

Slaidburn (/ˈslɛdbərn/) is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. The parish covers just over 5,000 acres of the Forest of Bowland.

Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Slaidburn lies near the head of the River Hodder and Stocks Reservoir, both within the Forest of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Farming is still a major employer, but the area attracts tourists; for walking in particular. The civil parish of Slaidburn shares a parish council with Easington, a rural parish to the north of Slaidburn.[1]

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 288. The United Kingdom Census 2011 grouped the parish with Easington (2001 pop. 52), giving a total of 351.[2][3][4]

The parish church of St Andrew has a superb Jacobean screen and a fine Georgian pulpit. The brass band composer William Rimmer (1862–1936) composed the now-popular march, named Slaidburn after the village, for the Slaidburn Silver Band. A new village hall has opened to much fanfare and is being well used.[5] There is a local pub, the Hark to Bounty, which upstairs houses the ancient halmote or courthouse of the Manor of Slaidburn[6]

  1. ^ "Parish Council Details: Slaidburn and Easington Parish Council". Lancashire Parish Portal. Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Slaidburn Parish (1170215132)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Wards and parishes map". MARIO. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ^ "slaidburnvillagehall.co.uk".
  6. ^ "Home Page". Hark to Bounty. Retrieved 1 February 2018.