Read, ENG - Postcode - BB12 7SW
Postcode BB12 7SW serves Read in the Lancashire district of England. It is part of the BB12 outward code area. Use the map below for the exact location.
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Location Information
| City/Location/Ward | Read |
|---|---|
| County/District/Region | Lancashire |
| States or Province or Territories | England |
| States or Province or Territories Abbrieviation | ENG |
| Postcode | BB12 7SW |
GPS Coordinate
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 53.816 |
| Longitude | -2.3521 |
Nearby Postcodes
| Location | Postcode |
|---|---|
| Blackburn | BB1 1AB |
| Blackburn | BB1 1AE |
| Blackburn | BB1 1AF |
| Blackburn | BB1 1AQ |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BA |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BB |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BD |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BG |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BH |
| Blackburn | BB1 1BJ |
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Read is located in Lancashire
About Read
Description of Read, Lancashire
Read, Lancashire, is located 5 miles west-northwest of Burnley and 2 miles east of Whalley. The locals pronounce it /rid/. Located directly on the main thoroughfare between Burnley and Clitheroe (the A671) According to data from the 2011 census, there were 1,419 people living in the civil parish.
History of Read
The name "Read" comes from two Old English terms that together meant ridge or headland and female roe deer.
Along the main mediaeval road between Whalley and Padiham, the ancient community grew and flourished in the 16th century.
In 1643, Royalist and Parliamentarian armies clashed at Read Old Bridge. The village of Whalley fell to the Royalist army of around 4,000 troops led by the Earl of Derby. About 400 Parliamentarians were stationed at an area close to Read Old Bridge. The Royalist forces advanced onto the bridge but were met with devastating musket fire, sending them fleeing in disarray. Whalley was surrendered by the Royalists when a small band of unskilled soldiers, numbering around 400, defeated a larger force of four thousand.
Its population increased from 2,535 in 2001 to 2,573 in 2011.
Governance
Formed by the confluence of the River Calder and Sabden Brook, Read was originally a township within the parish of Whalley. In 1866, it was officially recognized as a civil parish, and from 1894 until 1974, it was a part of the Burnley Rural District. When Sabden was established in 1904, a portion of the parish moved there. It's been incorporated into Ribble Valley Borough.
Richard Bennett and Lesley Graves, both members of the Conservative Party, are the two council members currently serving the ward.
Landmarks
Beginning in the 14th century, the Nowell family resided at the current site of Read Hall and Park. Roger Nowell, a magistrate at the time of the Lancashire Witches' trial and execution in Lancaster in 1612, was a member of the Nowell family.
The Kemp family established Newtown in this part of Read in the 1870s when they constructed Victoria Mill and a few homes nearby for their workers to live in. Stone quarried in the village was used to construct more homes and merchant establishments, and now Read is home to numerous independent shops that meet a wide range of needs.
Henry Ross of Accrington constructed the St. John the Evangelist Parish Church in 1884; the west spire was added in 1911.