Towns & cities · North West England
Bashall Eaves
Bashall Eaves — village in Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Clitheroe · 4.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bashall Eaves is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 162 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.8850°, -2.4630°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Forest Of Bowland
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bashall Eaves is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, about four miles (6 km) west of Clitheroe. The placename element eaves is Old English and refers to Bashall's location on the borders of the Forest of Bowland. Historically, the village is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was transferred to Lancashire for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. According to the 2001 census, the parish of Bashall Eaves had a population of 162, increasing to 192 at the 2011 Census. It covers an area of almost 4000 acres. The village is home an inn, a post office, a telephone box and a selection of farms. Close by Bashall Town farm is Bashall Hall. Bashall Eaves is predominantly a privately owned country estate historically owned by the Worsley-Taylor family.
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Background
History
Historically, Bashall or "Beckshalgh" which means the hill by the brooks, formed part of the ancient Lordship of Bowland which comprised a Royal Forest and a Liberty of ten manors spanning eight townships and four parishes and covered an area of almost 300 sqmi on the historic borders of Lancashire and Yorkshire. The manors within the Liberty were Slaidburn (Newton-in-Bowland, West Bradford, Grindleton), Knowlmere, Waddington, Easington, Bashall, Mitton, Withgill (Crook), Leagram, Hammerton and Dunnow (Battersby). The manor of Bashall was granted by Edmund de Lacy, 6th Lord of Bowland, to Thomas Talbot in 1253. It remained in the Talbot family until the early seventeenth century. The Talbot…
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- Coordinates
- 53.8850, -2.4630
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Ribble Valley
- Parish
- Bashall Eaves
- Postcode
- BB7 3DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Population
- 162
- Nearest railway station
- Clitheroe — 4.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q2178217 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bashall Eaves (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lancashire Cheese Press - geograph.org.uk - 431556.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bashall Eaves?
- Bashall Eaves is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BB7 3DB), in the parish of Bashall Eaves.
- Is Bashall Eaves a protected site?
- Yes — Bashall Eaves is part of the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Bashall Eaves free to visit?
- Yes, Bashall Eaves is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bashall Eaves?
- The nearest railway station is Clitheroe, about 4.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BB7 3DB.