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Barnoldswick, Yorkshire

Barnoldswick (colloquially known as Barlick) is a town in Yorkshire, in the Craven area of the West Riding. The town is built in the shadow of Weets Hill. Stock Beck, a tributary of the River Ribble, runs through the town. Barnoldswick dates back to Anglo-Saxon times but remained a small village until the arrival of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and later the railway, after which it grew to become a major cotton town. It is within the council area of Pendle (Lancashire).

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.916541,-2.1880503
Grid Reference: SD877467
Police Area: Lancashire
Council Area: Pendle (Lancashire)
Civil Parish: Barnoldswick CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 2505
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Barnoldswick,_Yorkshire_2505

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