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Barnoldswick Civic Hall. Barnoldswick was an ancient parish in Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire (although Blackburnshire in Lancashire sometimes claimed the area). [9] [10] [11] The parish included the townships of Brogden with Admergill, Coates and Salterforth, [12] all of which became separate civil parishes in 1866. The ...
Further from the level crossing was a large wooden goods shed that had been extended at some time and near to the station throat a platelayers' hut. Near this hut the lines led off to the goods shed, a siding that stopped short of the goods shed and a further siding that extended right past the goods shed to reach Wellhouse Road.
Its summit, Lad Law, is 1,696 ft (517 m) above sea level, and commands views over Pendle Hill, the Forest of Bowland, the Yorkshire Dales and the South Pennines. [1] On an exceptionally clear day it is possible to see Scafell Pike and Helvellyn to the north, Ferrybridge power station to the east, High Peak to the south and the Big One roller ...
The River Hodder eventually joins the River Ribble near Great Mitton, close to the River Calder. The relief of the river starts over 400 m above sea level and within a distance of 15 km it drops to 99 m above sea level. The Lower Hodder marks the historical county boundary between Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.
[2] [5] The station was situated 962 feet (293 m) above sea level, and just to the east of the station was the summit of the line, which at 965 feet (294 m) above sea level was also the highest point on the entire LYR system. [3] To the west of the station was a skew arch bridge built to carry the Lee Moor Colliery tramway over the railway line ...
The base of the station is 1,719 ft (524 m) above sea level and the mast another 750 ft (228 m) on top of that. This gives a maximum aerial height of 2,467 ft (752 m) which is one of the highest in the UK.
The Midland Railway line from Skipton to Colne opened in 1848, by-passing Barnoldswick, and this emphasised the disadvantage, giving a boost to communities on the line of route. [1] Commitment was raised locally to build a line from the town to make a junction with the Midland Railway at Sough Bridge, near Earby.
Since the Sea Level Datum of 1929 was a hybrid model, it was not a pure model of mean sea level, the geoid, or any other equipotential surface. Therefore, it was renamed the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) May 10, 1973, by the National Geodetic Survey , a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .