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Downham / ˈ d aʊ n ə m / is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is in the Ribble Valley district and at the United Kingdom 2001 census had a population of 156. [ 1 ] The 2011 Census includes neighbouring Twiston giving a total for both parishes of 214.
Twiston is a village and a civil parish in the Ribble Valley District, in the English county of Lancashire.It is near the town of Clitheroe and the village of Downham (in whose parish the population of Twiston is now included).
The council is the successor to the county council of the administrative county of Lancashire, which was created on 1 April 1889. The council was abolished and reconstituted in 1974, when local government in England was reformed and a non-metropolitan county of Lancashire was created, governed by a county council and thirteen district councils.
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.Its council is based in Clitheroe, the largest town.The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
Whalley / ˈ hw ɔː l i / is a large village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley on the banks of the River Calder in Lancashire, England. It is overlooked by Whalley Nab, a large wooded hill over the river from the village. The population of the civil parish was 2,645 at the census of 2001, [2] and increased to 3,629 at the census of 2011. [1]
Pendleton is a small village and civil parish in Ribble Valley, within the county of Lancashire, England. It is close to the towns of Whalley and Clitheroe. The parish lies on the north west side of Pendle Hill below the Nick o' Pendle. The village is just off the A59, Liverpool to York main road
The chairman of a town or city council is called a mayor. [9] The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 introduced alternative names: a parish council can now choose to be called a community; village; or neighbourhood council. [11] — — — — — Civil parishes in Lancashire (in 2010)
Ramsgreave is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England.The parish is located on the northern edge of Blackburn although it is just outside the Blackburn with Darwen unitary district, and although the south and east of the parish is suburban, the parish also includes a rural area including Ribble Valley's only greenbelt land.