Museums · North West England
River Calder, Lancashire
The River Calder is a major tributary of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England, and is around 20 miles (32 km) in length.
Peter Bond — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The River Calder is a major tributary of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England, and is around 20 miles (32 km) in length.
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From the Wikipedia article
The River Calder is a major tributary of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England, and is around 20 miles (32 km) in length.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The name Calder is relatively common and thought to originate from the ancient British language, the first part may be the ancestor of the Welsh word (hard), with the second being *dubron (water), giving a possible meaning of the rapid river. There is some uncertainty that the name has always been applied to the current route in the Burnley area, as at the confluence with Pendle Water it is the Calder that is the smaller watercourse. And in Yates' 1786 map of Lancashire it is the lower section of Pendle Water that is labelled as the Calder. However both William Harrison's Description of England, first published in 1577, and Camden's Britannia both appear to support the route as it is named…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.8297, -2.4400
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Ribble Valley
- Parish
- Billington and Langho
- Postcode
- BB6 8BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Official site
- archive.org
Sources
- wikipedia: River Calder, Lancashire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is River Calder, Lancashire?
- River Calder, Lancashire is in North West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.8297°, -2.4400°.
- Is River Calder, Lancashire wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at River Calder, Lancashire. Check ahead for specific facilities.