Sawley, Lancashire

Sawley

Sawley
Sawley
 Sawley shown within Lancashire
Population 305  (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD776465
Civil parishSawley
DistrictRibble Valley
Shire countyLancashire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CLITHEROE
Postcode district BB7
Dialling code 01200
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentRibble Valley
List of places
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England
Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°54′50″N 2°20′28″W / 53.914°N 2.341°W / 53.914; -2.341

Sawley is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish was 305 at the 2001 Census, rising to 345 at the 2011 census.[2] It is situated north-east of Clitheroe, on the River Ribble. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Sawley shares a parish council with two other parishes, Bolton-by-Bowland and Gisburn Forest.[3]

Sawley Abbey, a ruined abbey of Cistercian monks, is in the village. The abbey was founded in 1147 and dissolved in 1536.[4] Historically, Sawley fell under the Earl of Northumberland's Percy fee rather than being part of the powerful neighbouring Lordship of Bowland.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Lancashire Parish Portal. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bolton-by-Bowland, Gisburn Forest and Sawley Parish Council". Lancashire Parish Portal. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Sawley Abbey (183470)". Images of England. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  5. ↑ The Lordship of Bowland http://www.forestofbowland.com/node/1864

External links

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