Roughlee Booth | |
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A view over Roughlee | |
Location within
Lancashire | |
Area | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 318 [1] |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BB9,BB12 |
Dialling code | 01282 |
Website | Roughlee Parish Council |
Roughlee Booth is a civil parish located in Pendle, Lancashire. It is approximately 449.43 hectares in size [2] and situated in the Forest of Bowland AONB. [3] It borders on the parishes of Blacko, Barrowford, Old Laund Booth, Goldshaw Booth and Barley-with-Wheatley Booth. It is part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). [4] It contains the village of Roughlee and hamlets of Crow Trees and Thornley Holme. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 318, [1] a decrease from 328 in the 2001 census. [5]
Along with Higham-with-West Close Booth, Goldshaw Booth and Barley-with-Wheatley Booth, the parish forms the Higham with Pendleside ward of Pendle Borough Council. [6]
Roughlee Booth was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Burnley Rural District from 1894 until 1974. The village of Newchurch in Pendle used to straddle the boundary with Goldshaw Booth, [a] but that part of the parish was transferred in 1935. [8]
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Roughlee Booth | |
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A view over Roughlee | |
Location within
Lancashire | |
Area | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 318 [1] |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Civil parish |
|
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BB9,BB12 |
Dialling code | 01282 |
Website | Roughlee Parish Council |
Roughlee Booth is a civil parish located in Pendle, Lancashire. It is approximately 449.43 hectares in size [2] and situated in the Forest of Bowland AONB. [3] It borders on the parishes of Blacko, Barrowford, Old Laund Booth, Goldshaw Booth and Barley-with-Wheatley Booth. It is part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). [4] It contains the village of Roughlee and hamlets of Crow Trees and Thornley Holme. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 318, [1] a decrease from 328 in the 2001 census. [5]
Along with Higham-with-West Close Booth, Goldshaw Booth and Barley-with-Wheatley Booth, the parish forms the Higham with Pendleside ward of Pendle Borough Council. [6]
Roughlee Booth was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Burnley Rural District from 1894 until 1974. The village of Newchurch in Pendle used to straddle the boundary with Goldshaw Booth, [a] but that part of the parish was transferred in 1935. [8]
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