West Craven

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West Craven is an area in the east of Lancashire, England in the far northern part of the borough of Pendle.

Historically the area is in the county of Yorkshire and was administered as part of the Skipton Rural District of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

After 1974 and becoming part of Pendle and Lancashire the area that was formerly in the larger Craven area of the West Riding of Yorkshire has been known as West Craven for a cultural identity relating to its historic Yorkshire roots.

Towns and villages in West Craven are: Barnoldswick, Earby, Sough, Kelbrook, Salterforth and Bracewell and Brogden. [1] Thornton in Craven is also generally referred to as being in West Craven, although it remains in North Yorkshire by a few hundred metres.

There is a West Craven Area Committee for Parish Councils in the area. [2] [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ West Craven Map
  2. ^ West Craven Area Committee (Pendle Borough Council)
  3. ^ West Craven Area Committee Structure

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