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Wilpshire is a village and civil parish in the county of Lancashire, England. It is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Blackburn, and forms part of the town's urban area,[2] although it is in the Ribble Valley local government district. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 2,569,[3] increasing to 2,582 at the 2011 Census.[1]

Wilpshire

The Wilpshire Hotel public house
Wilpshire
Shown within Ribble Valley
Wilpshire
Shown with Blackburn
Wilpshire
Location within Lancashire
Population2,582 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD685315
Civil parish
  • Wilpshire
District
  • Ribble Valley
Shire county
  • Lancashire
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLACKBURN
Postcode districtBB1
Dialling code01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Ribble Valley
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53.778°N 2.479°W / 53.778; -2.479

The village is situated on the A666 Whalley Road, between the Brownhill area of Blackburn and the village of Langho. The local railway station is Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, on the Ribble Valley Line with train services to Blackburn, Manchester and Clitheroe.

The only pub in the village is the Wilpshire Hotel, formerly known as The Red House.

Wilpshire Golf Club is a private golf club in the village, was founded in 1890. Originally it was a nine-hole course but extended to an eighteen-hole course in 1907. James Braid was commissioned to redesign the course. Most of the reconstruction took place before 1924. In 1995 the course was altered by a new 17th hole.[4]


References


  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wilpshire Parish (1170215138)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. "Regional Spatial Strategy - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council statement". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
  3. "Area: Wilpshire CP (Parish) — Parish Headcounts", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 19 August 2011
  4. AA Guide to Golf Courses 1999, page 168


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