Towns & cities · North West England
Sawley
Sawley — village and civil parish in Lancashire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Clitheroe · 5.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Sawley is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 305 people. Address: BB7. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Lancashire, UK". Coordinates: 53.9140°, -2.3410°.
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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
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. It is situated north-east of Clitheroe, on the River Ribble. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The parish adjoins the Ribble Valley parishes of Bolton-by-Bowland, Paythorne, Gisburn, Rimington, Downham, Chatburn and Grindleton.
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Background
History
Historically, Sawley fell under the Earl of Northumberland's Percy fee rather than being part of the neighbouring Lordship of Bowland. Sawley Abbey, a ruined abbey of Cistercian monks, is in the village. The abbey was founded in 1147 and dissolved in 1536. By the early 17th-century, the manor had come into the possession of James Hay, who in 1615 was created Lord Hay of Sawley, and later 1st Earl of Carlisle.
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- Coordinates
- 53.9140, -2.3410
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Ribble Valley
- Parish
- Sawley
- Postcode
- BB7
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Population
- 305
- Nearest railway station
- Clitheroe — 5.7 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1835990 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sawley, Lancashire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sawley.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sawley?
- Sawley is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BB7), in the parish of Sawley.
- Is Sawley a protected site?
- Yes — Sawley is part of the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Sawley free to visit?
- Yes, Sawley is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sawley?
- The nearest railway station is Clitheroe, about 5.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BB7.