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Pendle
| 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 (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 247th 90,238 533 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 84.9% White 14.1% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Pendle Borough Council http://www.pendle.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats |
| MP: | Gordon Prentice |
Pendle is a district 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).
It was created in 1972 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 and Skipton Rural District Councils. It was named after the historical district of Pendle Forest .
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
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
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