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Hoddlesden is a village in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, England. The village population at the 2011 census was 1,239.[1] It is in the borough's East Rural ward, and is situated east of Darwen. To the north there are the parishes of Eccleshill and Yate and Pickup Bank, to the east there is Haslingden Grane, part of the West Pennine Moors, and to the south-west there is Blacksnape, a small hamlet.

Hoddlesden
Hoddlesden Village Store
Hoddlesden Shown within Blackburn with Darwen Show map of Blackburn with Darwen Hoddlesden Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	1,300
OS grid reference	SD715222
Unitary authority	Blackburn with Darwen
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARWEN
Postcode district	BB3
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Rossendale and Darwen
List of places UK England Lancashire 53.696°N 2.431°W / 53.696; -2.431

Although the village is now a residential area, with its residents commuting to places such as the nearby towns of Blackburn and Darwen, in the 19th and early 20th century, local industries included weaving and coal mining.[2]

Between 1901 and 1936 the village was on a tram route operated by the local authorities of the two towns.[3] Hoddlesden was also served by a railway line, a branch of the Ribble Valley Line north of Darwen. The line, opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1876, only had goods trains, as petitions by local residents for a passenger service were unsuccessful.[4] The section that served Hoddlesden closed in 1950.[5]

A mill was operated by Vernon Carus, a manufacturer of healthcare products, until 2003. There had been plans to convert it into apartments until, in 2008, the building was destroyed in a fire.[6]

Hoddlesden is part of the Rossendale and Darwen constituency. Jake Berry has been the Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen since 2010.

See also

• Listed buildings in Hoddlesden
• Old St Paul's Church, Hoddlesden

References

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110615061850/http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageID=1259 Coal mining in Hoddlesden

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