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  Whalley shown within Lancashire |
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| District | Ribble Valley |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CLITHEROE |
| Postcode district | BB7 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ribble Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Whalley is a large village in the Ribble Valley on the banks of the River Calder in 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 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 The River Calder is a major tributary of the River Ribble starting above Burnley in Lancashire and is around 24 km / 15 miles in length 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 overlooked by Whalley Nab, a large picturesque wooded hill over the river from the village.
The village is famous for the village cricket team having played the England team and for hosting the first Roses match between Lancashire and Yorkshire—Yorkshire lost.
The main road through Whalley is King Street, which leads through to Clitheroe Road. Clitheroe is a town and Civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Neighbouring Whalley are the small villages of Wiswell, Billington, Barrow, and Read. Wiswell is a small village and Civil parish in Ribble Valley, within the county of Lancashire, England Billington is a village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire. This article is about the English village For other uses of the word "read" see Reading. Close by are Downham,[1] and Pendle Hill made famous in William Harrison Ainsworth's book "The Lancashire Witches". Pendle Hill is located in the north-east of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Burnley, Colne, Nelson and Clitheroe William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 &ndash 3 January 1882 was an English Historical novelist He was born in Manchester, the son of a [1]
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Landmarks
Whalley Viaduct, or more commonly Whalley Arches, is a 48 span railway viaduct crossing the River Calder. The River Calder is a major tributary of the River Ribble starting above Burnley in Lancashire and is around 24 km / 15 miles in length The viaduct, built in 1860, is of red brick arch construction and is a listed structure. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance
The town is home to the ruins of Whalley Abbey, a 14th century Cistercian abbey. Whalley Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Whalley Lancashire, England ( An abbey (from Latin abbatia derived from Syriac abba "father" is a Christian Monastery or The monks of Whalley were moved to describe the site of their abbey beneath Whalley Nab on the banks of the Calder as locus benedictus - a blessed place.
Until the 1980s there was a girl's boarding school called Whiteacre.
The Parish Church of St Mary and All Saints dates to AD628, during the time period that St. Paulinus was said to have preached here; it has three Anglo-Scandinavian crosses in the churchyard. St Paulinus (born c 584 died 10 October 644 was the first Bishop of York and Bishop of Rochester in England [2] There is also the RC English Martyrs Church near the Abbey.
Shops & Amenities
Whalley has many small independent shops, hairdressers, numerous take away outlets and estate agents. There is also a SPAR minimarket, Lloyds Pharmacy & Thresher Wine shop. In Sailing, a spar is also know as a round pole of wood or Metal used on a Sailing ship. Lloydspharmacy is the largest community Pharmacy operator in the UK. Barclays Bank has a branch on the main street. Barclays PLC is a major global financial services provider operating in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia The centre of the town is dominated by four pubs The Dog, The Whalley Arms, The Swan and the DeLacy Arms. There is also a small club named Rendezvous (Rio's). There is also a public library[2], doctors' surgery & an adult learning centre.
Transport Links
For its size, Whalley is extremely well connected in terms of public transport links. There are hourly trains from the railway station to Blackburn & Manchester running over the dominant Whalley Viaduct. Whalley railway station serves the village of Whalley in Lancashire, England. Blackburn ( is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley There are also frequent bus services to the surrounding Lancashire towns/cities. Destinations by bus include; Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Bolton, Clitheroe, Darwen, Longridge, Skipton & Manchester. Accrington is a town within the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, in North West England. Blackburn ( is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley Burnley is a large Market town in the borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73500 Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Clitheroe is a town and Civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Darwen is a Market town in Lancashire, England extending onto the West Pennine Moors. Longridge is a small Town in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a Civil parish and historic Market town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, These are operated from the village's central street and Whalley Bus Station. Whalley Bus Station is a bus station in Whalley, Lancashire. It consists of 3 stands plus the Clitheroe bound bus stop on the Main street
Sport
A local club staged speedway meetings at Dean's Pleasure Grounds in the late 1920s. The track was very small and only two riders were allowed to race at any one time. A contemporary photo shows the track on flat land adjacent to a river and the showground with a helter-skelter. Today there are sports facilities including tennis courts, football pitches & the cricket ground which hosted the first ever roses match.
References
- ^ The Lancashire Witches, available at Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to Digitize, archive and distribute Cultural works (1849)
- ^ Welcome to the Library and Information Service web site - Whalley Home Page. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
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