Barnoldswick

Coordinates: 53°54′53″N 2°11′22″W / 53.9147°N 2.1895°W / 53.9147; -2.1895
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Barnoldswick
  • Barlick
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBARNOLDSWICK
Postcode districtBB18
Dialling code01282
PoliceLancashire
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53°54′53″N 2°11′22″W / 53.9147°N 2.1895°W / 53.9147; -2.1895

Barnoldswick (pronounced

civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. It is within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire. Barnoldswick and the surrounding areas of West Craven have been administered since 1974 as part of the modern administrative county of Lancashire. This was when West Riding County Council and Barnoldswick Urban District Council were abolished and the town was transferred to the Borough of Pendle
.

Situated 30 miles (48 km) from Leeds, Manchester and Preston, nearby towns include Skipton to the east, Clitheroe to the west, Burnley to the south, and Keighley to the east southeast. The civil parish has a population of 10,752.[1]

History

Barnoldswick dates back to Anglo Saxon times. It was listed in the

–wick, meaning "settlement", in particular, a "dairy farm").[2][3][4] The town is known locally as Barlick.[5]

A

Cistercian monastery was founded there in 1147, by monks from Fountains Abbey. However, they left after six years, before construction was complete, driven out by crop failures and locals unhappy at their interference in the affairs of the local church. They went on to build Kirkstall Abbey. They returned after another ten years to build the isolated Church of St Mary-le-Ghyll close to the road between Barnoldswick and Thornton in Craven
.

For hundreds of years, Barnoldswick remained a small village. However, the arrival of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and later the (now closed) railway, spurred the development of the existing woollen industry, and helped it to become a major cotton town. The engine of the last mill to be built in Barnoldswick, Bancroft Mill, has been preserved and is now open as a tourist attraction – a 600hp steam engine, which is still operational.[6]

Geography

On the lower slopes of Weets Hill in the Pennines, astride the natural watershed between the Ribble and Aire valleys, Barnoldswick is the highest town on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal,[7] lying on the summit level of the canal between Barrowford Locks to the south west and Greenberfield Locks just north east of the town.

Barnoldswick lies very near the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Stock Beck, a tributary of the River Ribble, runs through the town.

Governance

Barnoldswick Civic Hall

Barnoldswick was an ancient parish in

Coates and Salterforth,[11] all of which became separate civil parishes in 1866. The civil parish of Coates rejoined the parish of Barnoldswick in 1923.[12]

From 1894 until 1974, Barnoldswick formed an

urban district within the administrative county of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[13] Until 1974, post used to be addressed via Colne
, Lancashire, to addresses in Barnoldswick.

Following the Local Government Act 1972, Barnoldswick and a number of surrounding Yorkshire villages, including Earby and Kelbrook, were transferred to the Borough of Pendle in the Non-metropolitan county of Lancashire in 1974.[14]

At present, Barnoldswick has a

town council, and forms part of the West Craven Area Committee on Pendle Borough Council.[15][16][17]

In 2014, Eliza Mowe celebrated 10 years as one of only 20 female town criers in the country. [18]

Economy

Since 1854, Barnoldswick has been the home of Esse stoves, one of the country's oldest standing stove manufacturers. The company have manufactured in the town since 1854 and clients have included Florence Nightingale, Shackleton and Scott, Alan Hinkes and River Cottage. Esse have their head office at the Ouzledale Factory in the town and distribute all their stoves through a close link of specialist stove retailers.[19]

The longest strike – Silentnight picket line in June 1986

Barnoldswick is also home to Silentnight Beds, the United Kingdom's largest manufacturer of beds and mattresses. Silentnight, part of the Silentnight Group, has its head office and manufacturing premises in the town.[20][21] Silentnight is noteworthy in trade union history (in this case Furniture, Timber and Allied Trades Union) as having the longest ever strike, from 1985 to 1987.[22]

RB199) which stands for Rolls Barnoldswick, as Rolls-Royce aero's design centre was situated in Barnoldswick.[24]

Hope Technology, a manufacturer of mountain bike parts such as disc brakes, hubs, and headsets, is based in Barnoldswick.[25] Albert Hartley Textiles is the last remaining textiles mill in the town and is a big employer for the local area. Originally, there were thirteen mills in the town, the last being constructed in 1920.[26] There are currently plans to renovate the mill and create a local apprenticeship scheme.

Put in place by Manchester-based property developers,

Capital & Centric Plc the scheme would involve construction of a new factory, and a medium-sized supermarket.[27] The plans were approved over two other competing schemes in August 2012, the council citing that, in addition to adhering with planning policy, the site on Harley was favoured, because of the job creation for the town.[28]

Transport

The town's central bus terminal

Barnoldswick was formerly served by

East Lancashire Line from Burnley to Nelson and Colne
.

At present, would be rail passengers must travel via Skipton for trains serving northern and western Yorkshire or via Colne or Clitheroe for trains serving Lancashire.

Public transport to the town is therefore restricted to buses. Barnoldswick lies on the bus routes between Skipton and Burnley and between Skipton and Clitheroe/Preston, operated by Burnley Bus Company and Stagecoach respectively. On Sundays there is a service from Burnley to Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales National Park that passes through Barnoldswick.

The nearest airports are Leeds Bradford (40 minutes by car or about two hours by public transport) and Manchester (about 1¼ hours by car or about three hours by public transport).[29]

Education

Barnoldswick is served by four primary schools; Gisburn Road, Church School and Coates Lane, whilst St. Joseph's caters to the town's Catholic population. Most secondary age students attend

Ermysted's and Skipton Girls' High School
.

Local media

Barnoldswick receives television from Leeds;

Five
was extremely limited.

Radio reception is also restricted in the town. There is a local low power FM relay station, transmitting the four main BBC national radio stations (Radio 1 to 4), but no local stations.[32] Fresh Radio[33] in Skipton covered the area on AM – 1413 kHz before being taken over by Stray FM, part of the UKRD Group, which also owns 2BR, the adjacent station based near Accrington

The town now receives digital terrestrial signals and cable services as well as via Sky or Freesat. The local press is published weekly; the

Yorkshire Post
is also prominent.

Sport

The town's main football club, Barnoldswick Town, plays in the North West Counties League.

Notable residents

In popular culture

The film A Private Function, released in 1984, was partly filmed in Barnoldswick.

See also

References

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  6. ^ "Bancroft Mill". bancroftmill.org.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. ^ "The Leeds & Liverpool Canal". Canal Junction. canaljunction.com. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  8. ^ http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/kirkstall/lands/lands8.php Monks' Lands at Barnoldswick
  9. ^ http://www.barrowford.org/page13.html Local Area History
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  11. ^ http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Barnoldswick/Barnoldswick68.html Genuki website
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  17. ^ West Craven Committee (Pendle Borough Council Archived 15 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ "Lancashire's first female town crier celebrates a decade in the role". 9 April 2014.
  19. ^ http://www.esse.com ESSE Engineering Ltd Website
  20. ^ http://www.silentnightgroup.co.uk/ Silentnight Group Website
  21. ^ http://www.silentnight.co.uk/ Silentnight Beds Website
  22. ^ "What came after the longest strike in history was finally put to bed". Craven Herald. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  23. ^ "North West Development Agency Press Release 2006". nwda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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  27. ^ "> News > Consultation into textile mill plans". Place North West. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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  29. ^ "Route Planner | Public Transport & Car Journey Planner | Transport Direct". Transportdirect.info. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  30. ^ http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/skipton.php Craven/Skipton Area TV Transmitter
  31. ^ "Rolls-Royce factory workers in Lancashire reach deal after strike action over job cuts". 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  32. ^ http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/barnoldswick.php Local BBC FM Transmitter
  33. ^ http://www.freshradio.co.uk Fresh Radio Website
  34. ^ "Ex-Pendle MP Gordon Prentice: I thought I was going to die". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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