| Dunsop Bridge | |
  Dunsop Bridge shown within Lancashire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Parish | Bowland Forest High |
| District | Ribble Valley |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CLITHEROE |
| Postcode district | BB7 |
| Dialling code | 01200 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ribble Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Dunsop Bridge is a village within the Ribble Valley borough of Lancashire, England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Bowland Forest High is a Civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, covering part of the Forest of Bowland The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Ribble Valley is a local government district with Borough status within the Non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England (although Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Blackburn postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Accrington, Barnoldswick, Blackburn, Burnley The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Lancashire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in the North West England The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Shire county of Lancashire The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warner's plans to reduce the number of NHS North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Ribble Valley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of places within the ceremonial county boundaries of Lancashire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Ribble Valley is a local government district with Borough status within the Non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England (although Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
It is one of two main contenders for the location of the exact geographic centre of Great Britain. There has long been debate over the exact location of the geographical centre of the United Kingdom, and its constituent countries due to the complexity and method of the calculation See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The other town is Haltwhistle in Northumberland, some 71 miles (114 km) to the north. Haltwhistle is a small town in Northumberland, England, situated ten miles east of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall, and the villages of Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west Dunsop Bridge's claim is calculated on the fact that it is the gravitational centre of the island (although the exact point is at Whittendale Hanging Stones, near Brennand Farm, some seven kilometres to the north of the village [1]). In 1992 BT installed its 100,000th payphone at Dunsop Bridge and included a plaque to explain its significance - the plaque reads "You are calling from the BT payphone that marks the centre of Great Britain. BT Group plc (formerly British Telecommunications plc) which trades as BT (ˌbiːˈtiː bee tee) (previously known as British Telecom and still " The telephone box was unveiled by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 3rd Baronet OBE (born 7 March 1944) usually known as Ranulph (Ran Fiennes, is a British
The Queen has visited Dunsop Bridge twice, once during the late 80s and more recently in the summer of 2006.
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Geography
The village is located at the confluence of the River Dunsop and the River Hodder before flowing south to join the River Ribble outside Clitheroe. Confluence, in Geography, describes the meeting of two or more Bodies of water. The River Dunsop is a river in the Forest of Bowland in northern England. The River Hodder is a river in Lancashire, England. The river is a County Biological Heritage Site. The River Ribble is a river that runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire, in the North of England. Clitheroe is a town and Civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. The bridge from which the village takes its name consists of two simple arches which span the river.
On 8 August 1967 Dunsop Valley entered the UK Weather Records with the highest 90-min total rainfall at 117 mm. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The River Dunsop is a river in the Forest of Bowland in northern England. The UK Weather Records note the most extreme Weather ever recorded in the United Kingdom, such as the most and least hours of sunshine and highest wind speed Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to As of July 2006 this record remains.
The village is surrounded on all sides by the rolling hills of the Forest of Bowland and is located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, is an area of barren Gritstone Fells deep valleys and Peat Moorland, An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland
Nearby is the Salter Fell Track, a pass along which the Lancashire Witches are believed to have been taken to their trial at Lancaster Castle. The Pendle witch trials of 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history and some of the best recorded of the 17th century Lancaster Castle is a Castle and a Prison in Lancaster Lancashire, England.
St. Hubert's church
The Catholic church of St. Hubert’s was built to the design of Edward Pugin, from, it is believed, the winnings of the racehorse “Kettledrum” owned by Colonel Towneley in the 1861 Epsom Derby [2] The church was opened on 2 May 1865 by Bishop Richard Roskell of Nottingham. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (born c 656 to 658 probably in Toulouse; died May 30, 727 or 728 in Tervuren near Brussels Edward Welby Pugin (1834–1875 was the eldest son of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Louisa Barton The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. The medieval font was originally from the ancient church at Burholme near Whitewell. Burholme is a neighbourhood located in The Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Whitewell is a hamlet within the Ribble Valley borough of administrative Lancashire, England, in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding The east and west windows are by J. B. Capronnier of Brussels and date from 1865. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
The middle west window depicts St. Hubert who is the patron saint of hunters, as a huntsman accompanied by a stag. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (born c 656 to 658 probably in Toulouse; died May 30, 727 or 728 in Tervuren near Brussels The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. The Forest of Bowland was once a royal hunting forest. The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, is an area of barren Gritstone Fells deep valleys and Peat Moorland, According to legend St. Hubert’s conversion to the Catholic faith took place on a Good Friday when, while hunting a stag, he saw a vision of a cross between its antlers and heard a voice telling him to seek instruction in the Christian faith. Good Friday, also called Holy Friday or Great Friday, is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday ("Pascha" In 705AD he became Bishop of Maastricht, later of Liege. Maastricht ( Dutch; Limburgish and city dialect Mestreech; French: Maestricht or Maëstricht; Spanish:
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External links
- BBC news pictures of Dunsop Bridge
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