Barrowford

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Barrowford
Barrowford shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD855395
District	Pendle
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NELSON
Postcode district	BB9
Dialling code	01282
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Pendle
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°51′04″N 2°13′16″W / 53.851, -2.221

Barrowford is a large village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north of Nelson on the other side of the M65 motorway, and forms part of the Burnley/Nelson conurbation. It also comprises the area of Lowerford and sometimes gets confused with its neighbour Higherford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 6,039.

Barrowford is situated on the Gisburn Turnpike the original toll house can still be seen this house now forms a part of the Pendle Heritage Centre. Barrowford is located on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and a series of locks lead to the highest section of the canal and about a mile on the Leeds side of the canal is Foulridge Tunnel known locally as the mile tunnel. The packhorse bridge near Higherford Mill is the oldest in Barrowford, dating back to the end of the 16th century. It formerly lay on the old main road to Gisburn which was superseded by the Turnpike road built in 1804. In September 2006 this mill was featured on the BBC's Restoration program.

The village has a modern Church of England church (St Thomas') built to replace one which burnt down in 1964. The church now also has a primary school situated next door.

The village has two rivers, Pendle Water flows through the town with lovely trout that can often be seen in the gin clear waters. The other river is Colne Water, which joins Pendle Water behind the site of the now demolished Samuel Holden cotton mill, this river flows down from the moors above the town of Colne, again this river holds good trout.

Barrowford was heavily reliant on the Cotton mills for its employment, however the mills have all long since closed and the village is now a lovely place to visit.