Pendle

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Borough of Pendle

Shown within Lancashire
Geography
Status: Borough
Region: North West England
Admin. County: Lancashire
Area:
- Total Ranked 201st
169.36 km²
Admin. HQ: Nelson
ONS code: 30UJ
Demographics
Population:
- Total ()
- Density Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank

/ km²
Ethnicity: 84.9% White
14.1% S.Asian
Politics
Pendle Borough Council
http://www.pendle.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MP: Gordon Prentice
Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley. It has a total population of about 90,000 people, and is represented in Parliament by Gordon Prentice (Labour).

Borough of Pendle
Shown within Lancashire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	North West England
Admin. County:	Lancashire
Area: - Total	Ranked 201st 169.36 km²
Admin. HQ:	Nelson
ONS code:	30UJ
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank / km²
Ethnicity:	84.9% White 14.1% S.Asian
Politics
Pendle Borough Council http://www.pendle.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MP:	Gordon Prentice

It was created in 1974 as a result of local government reorganisation from the former Municipal Boroughs of Nelson and Colne, the former urban districts of Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Brierfield, Earby and Trawden, and from parts of Burnley Rural District and Skipton Rural District. It was named after the historical district of Pendle Forest. The Barnoldswick, Earby and Skipton parts are historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The area is closely associated with the Pendle Witches, and the landscape in the south of the borough is dominated by Pendle Hill.

Places in Pendle include:

Barley, Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Bracewell, Brierfield
Carr Hall, Colne
Earby
Fence, Foulridge
Higham
Kelbrook
Laneshaw Bridge
Nelson
Reedley
Salterforth, Sough
Trawden
Wycoller

Pendle College at Lancaster University takes its name from this area, and many of the places in Pendle lend their name to the residence blocks within the college.

External links

Local Government

Local Media

[Lancashire Evening Telegraph], a daily local newspaper.
[Pendle Today] website of the Nelson Leader and Colne Times weekly newspapers.
[Pendle.net], a local web portal

Local Societies

Districts of North West England
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside

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