Sabden Brook

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Coordinates: 53°48′09″N 2°23′10″W / 53.8026°N 2.3861°W / 53.8026; -2.3861
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Sabden Brook passing through the village of Sabden (June 2009)

Sabden Brook is a small

Newchurch-in-Pendle, Sabden Brook moves westward through its well-defined valley past Sabden Hall to the village of Sabden east of the town of Whalley
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From there the brook turns southwesterly, widening out overlooked by

Read.[2][3] Sabden is believed to have been derived from Old English words sæppe denu, meaning valley of the spruce trees.[4]
Brook (OE broc) is a common name for a stream most often found in southern and central England.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Sabden Brook". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ISBN 978-0-319-22829-6
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  3. ^ Historic England, "Portfield hillfort (1013608)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 November 2017
  4. OCLC 82106091
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  5. ^ Ekwall, p8.
  6. ^ Cara Giaimo (23 October 2017), "Mapping the U.K.'s Many, Many Names for Streams", atlasobscura.com, retrieved 30 November 2017

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Next confluence upstream River Calder Next confluence downstream
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53°48′09″N 2°23′10″W / 53.8026°N 2.3861°W / 53.8026; -2.3861


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  1. ^ "Cock Wood Gorge SSSI". www.ribblevalley.gov.uk. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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