Trawden Forest is a civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. It has a population of 2,765,[1] and contains the village of Trawden (formerly called Beardshaw) and the hamlets of Cottontree, Winewall and Wycoller. Boulsworth Hill is a well known local landmark situated within the parish. It takes its name from a medieval royal forest or "chase" which was in the same area.

Trawden Forest
Trawden countryside
Trawden Forest Location in Pendle Borough Show map of the Borough of Pendle Trawden Forest Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	2,765 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD9139
Civil parish	Trawden Forest
District	Pendle
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Colne
Postcode district	BB8
Dialling code	01282
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Pendle
List of places UK England Lancashire 53.843°N 2.137°W / 53.843; -2.137

Trawden was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming an urban district from 1894.[2]

The parish adjoins the Pendle parishes of Nelson, Colne and Laneshaw Bridge, the Burnley parish of Briercliffe and West Yorkshire.

According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 2,765,[1] an increase from 2,580 in the 2001 census.[3]

Media gallery

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  Watersheddles Reservoir
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  The Brontë Way crossing Brink Ends Moor
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  Church of St Mary the Virgin, Trawden
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  Wycoller Beck
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  The ruins of Wycoller Hall

See also

• Listed buildings in Trawden Forest

References

Citations

External links

Media related to Trawden Forest at Wikimedia Commons

• Map of modern parish boundary at Lancashire County Council website

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