Wiswell

Wiswell
Wiswell village
Wiswell is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
Wiswell
Wiswell
Shown within Ribble Valley
Wiswell is located in Lancashire
Wiswell
Wiswell
Location within Lancashire
Population967 (Parish 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD745375
Civil parish
  • Wiswell
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLITHEROE
Postcode districtBB7
Dialling code01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Lancashire
53°49′59″N 2°23′17″W / 53.833°N 2.388°W / 53.833; -2.388

Wiswell is a small village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, close to Whalley and Clitheroe at the foot of Wiswell Moor.

At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 967.[1][2][3][4]

The parish adjoins the other Ribble Valley parishes of Pendleton, Sabden, Whalley and Barrow. Higher areas of the parish, east of the village, are part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).[5]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wiswell Parish (1170215139)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Key Statistics Retrieved 2 September 2015
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wiswell Built-up area (1119880186)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Barrow (Ribble Valley) Built-up area (1119880035)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ^ Forest of Bowland map (Map). forestofbowland.com. Lancashire County Council.