Grindleton, ENG - Postcode - BB7 4QL
Postcode BB7 4QL serves Grindleton 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 | Grindleton |
|---|---|
| County/District/Region | Lancashire |
| States or Province or Territories | England |
| States or Province or Territories Abbrieviation | ENG |
| Postcode | BB7 4QL |
GPS Coordinate
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 53.902 |
| Longitude | -2.3673 |
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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Grindleton is located in Lancashire
About Grindleton
Description of Grindleton
Located in what was once the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village and civil parish of Grindleton are now part of Lancashire, England. The Forest of Bowland encompasses its 3,700 acres. As of the last national census in the United States, in 2011, the population of the civil ward was 772.
History of Grindleton
According to the entry for Craven in the Domesday Book, Earl Tostig was the lord of Grindleton and the neighbouring communities of West Bradford, Waddington, Bashall Eaves, Great Mitton, Hammerton, Slaidburn, Dunnow, Newton, Bogeuurde, Easington, Radholme Laund, and Lees from at least 1050 to 1066. There were a total of 36 carucates of land available for ploughing, which is equivalent to approximately 5580 acres/1800 hectares. Roger de Poitou was a powerful noble who gained even more territory after the Norman Conquest of England.
In the second half of the fourteenth century, the Domesday caput manor of Grindleton became part of the Liberty of Slaidburn. As a result of population loss due to the Black Death in 1348–1350 and Bowland's incorporation into the Duchy of Lancaster, a massive manorial reorganization took place in the county.
The ancient Lordship of Bowland, including its Royal Forest and Liberty of ten manors across eight townships and four parishes, spanned almost 300 square miles (780 km2) on the historic borders of Lancashire and Yorkshire and included both Grindleton and Slaidburn. Included in the Liberty were the manors of Slaidburn (Newton-in-Bowland, West Bradford, and Grindleton), Knowlmere (Waddington), Easington (Easington), Bashall Eaves (Mitton), Withgill (Crook), Leagram (Hampton), and Hammerton (Dunnow). Before becoming part of the Grindleton civil parish in 1938, Harrop was an independent community within the Forest.
Governance
Grindleton, formerly a township in the ancient parish of Mitton, became a civil parish in its own right in 1866. Bowland Forest Low was split up in 1938, with the disconnected parts going to Grindleton.
The parish is part of the Waddington and West Bradford ward of Ribble Valley Borough Council, along with Waddington and West Bradford proper and Sawley.