| Borough of Pendle | |
|---|---|
| — Borough — | |
| Shown within non-metropolitan Lancashire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
| Founded | |
| Admin. HQ | Nelson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Pendle Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative (council NOC) |
| • MPs: | Andrew Stephenson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.4 sq mi (169.4 km2) |
| Area rank | 178th |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 89,300 |
| • Rank | Ranked 261st |
| • Density | 1,365.3/sq mi (527.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode | |
| ISO 3166-2 | |
| ONS code | 30UJ |
| OS grid reference | |
| NUTS 3 | |
| Ethnicity | 84.3% White 82.8% White British 0.9% White Other 0.6% White Irish 14.1% S.Asian 13.1% Pakistani 0.4% Indian 0.4% Other S.Asian 0.2% Bangladeshi 0.9% Mixed Race 0.5% Asian & White 0.2% Black Caribbean & White 0.2% Other Mixed 0.1% Black African & White 0.4% E.Asian and Other 0.2% Chinese 0.1% Other E.Asian 0.1% Other 0.3% Black 0.2% Black African 0.1% Black Caribbean 0.0% Other Black |
| Website | pendle.gov.uk |
Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley, the North Yorkshire district of Craven and the West Yorkshire districts of Calderdale and the City of Bradford. It has a total population of about 90,000 people, and is represented in Parliament by Andrew Stephenson, Conservative.
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It was created in 1974 as a result of local government reorganisation from the former Municipal Boroughs of Nelson and Colne, the former urban districts of Barnoldswick, Barrowford, Brierfield, Earby and Trawden, and from parts of Burnley Rural District and Skipton Rural District. It was named after the historical district of Pendle Forest, whose ancient lordship has been held by the Barons Clitheroe since 1945. The Barnoldswick, Earby and Skipton parts are historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The three main employers in the borough are Rolls-Royce plc, Silentnight and the Daisy Group.
Elections to the borough council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 49 seats on the council being elected at each election. Since the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council at the 2008 election, no party has had a majority on the council. As of the 2010 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-[1]
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Labour | British National Party | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
The area is closely associated with the Pendle witch trials (among the most famous in English history).
The landscape in the north of the borough is dominated by Pendle Hill, a major landmark in Pendle. The name Pendle comes from the Cumbric word 'Pen' meaning hill, a reference to Pendle Hill.
Pendle College at Lancaster University takes its name from this area, and many of the places in Pendle lend their name to the college's residential blocks.
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