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(Redirected from Barrow, Clitheroe) Village and civil parish in Lancashire, England This article is about the village near Clitheroe. For the town formerly in Lancashire and known as Barrow, see Barrow-in-Furness.

Human settlement in England
Barrow
Bay Horse public house, Barrow
Barrow is located in the Borough of Ribble ValleyBarrowBarrowShown within Ribble ValleyShow map of the Borough of Ribble ValleyBarrow is located in LancashireBarrowBarrowLocation within LancashireShow map of Lancashire
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  • Barrow
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Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLITHEROE
Postcode districtBB7
Dialling code01254
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53°50′28″N 2°24′00″W / 53.841°N 2.400°W / 53.841; -2.400

Barrow is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district in Lancashire, England, situated between Whalley and Clitheroe and bypassed by the A59. It has a primary school, a Chinese takeaway and two parks. The village is well served by local bus routes, giving direct access to many parts of Lancashire. New development has taken place in the area between Whalley Road (the former route of the A59) and the bypass.

It is the birthplace of Lancashire and England cricketer Cyril Washbrook, and there are two streets in the village in his name.

According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, 646 people lived in the built-up area of Barrow village.

Barrow Parish Council was created in 2015, previously the village was in Wiswell civil parish.

Along with Wiswell, Pendleton, Mearley and Worston, the parish forms the Wiswell and Pendleton ward of Ribble Valley Borough Council.

References

  1. "Barrow U.R.C. Primary School". Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Barrow (Ribble Valley) Built-up area (1119880035)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. "Council divides". Lancashire Telegraph. 1 April 2015. p. 17.
  4. "Wiswell and Pendleton". MARIO. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. "Wiswell and Pendleton". Ordnance Survey Linked Data Platform. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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