Rimington, ENG - Postcode - BB7 4DX
Postcode BB7 4DX serves Rimington in the Lancashire district of England. It is part of the BB7 outward code area. Use the map below for the exact location.
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Location Information
| City/Location/Ward | Rimington |
|---|---|
| County/District/Region | Lancashire |
| States or Province or Territories | England |
| States or Province or Territories Abbrieviation | ENG |
| Postcode | BB7 4DX |
GPS Coordinate
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 53.9085 |
| Longitude | -2.2866 |
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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Rimington is located in Lancashire
About Rimington
Description of Rimington
Located in Lancashire, England's Ribble Valley, the village of Rimington is also a civil parish. There were 382 people living in the civil parish in the 2001 Census, but after including Middop with Rimington in the 2011 Census, the population increased to 480. Positioned south of the A59 and east of Clitheroe. Howgill, Martin Top, Newby, and Stopper Lane are the hamlets that make up the village, which was formerly part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Barley-with-Wheatley Booth, a parish in Pendle, is adjacent to the parishes of Gisburn, Sawley, Downham, Twiston, and Middop in the Ribble Valley.
History of Rimington
The Domesday Book referred to the settlement as "Renistone." In 1302 land deeds, the name Boulton (Bolton) appears, and in 1304 Robert Elwald son of Alan does as well.
Lead mining was a major economic driver in the area around the village from the time of the Tudors until the latter part of the nineteenth century. Queen Elizabeth I once declared the Stopper Lane Mine to be a Mine Royal due to the large amount of silver that was extracted there.
Several hymn tunes, including one named after the town, were written by a local resident, Francis Duckworth (1862-1941). Above the entrance to the former Methodist Chapel on Stopper Lane is a plaque dedicated to his memory. The local Congregational Church at Martin Top is Salem Chapel, which was established in 1816 and still serves the community.
The Rimington station on the Ribble Valley Line first opened in 1872 and was closed in 1959.
The Rimington Memorial Institute was constructed in 1927 as a tribute to the men and women who served in World War I. It is still used today for community gatherings such as parish council and Women's Institute meetings, garden club gatherings, village dances, and games of indoor bowls, table tennis, whist, and dominoes. It's brand new and improved with recent renovations.
Governance
There was once a town called Rimington, and it was located in the Staincliffe Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, within the ancient parish of Gisburn. A civil parish since 1866, this area was included in the Bowland Rural District from 1894 until 1974. Since then, it has been annexed by the Ribble Valley municipal government in Lancashire. The small rural parish of Middop, located to the east of Rimington, has a population of 43 as of the 2001 census, (2001 Census), and together with Rimington, Middop, Gisburn, Gisburn Forest, Paythorne, Newsholme, and Horton, it forms the Gisburn, Rimington ward of Ribble Valley Borough Council.