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The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 1,419. The village is 5 miles west northwest of Burnley and 2 miles east of Whalley. It is on the A671 which is the main road between Clitheroe and Burnley. When you visit Read, Lancashire, Walkfo brings Read, Lancashire places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Read, Lancashire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Read, Lancashire
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Read, Lancashire history
Battle of Read Old Bridge was fought in 1643 between the Royalist and Parliamentarian forces. The name “Read” is a contraction of Old English words meaning female roe deer and ridge or headland. The old village developed in the 16th century along the main mediaeval road between Whalley and Padiham.
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Read Hall and Park was the seat of the Nowell family from the 14th century. Roger Nowell was a magistrate at the time of the Lancashire Witches in 1612 sending them to Lancaster for trial and execution. In the 1870s Victoria Mill, together with a few houses for employees, was built alongside the turnpike road by the Kemp family and this area of Read became known as Newtown.
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Best Read, Lancashire places to visit
Read, Lancashire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Read, Lancashire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Read, Lancashire’s information audio spots:
Padiham F.C.
Padiham Football Club are an English football team. They play in the North West Counties League Premier Division. As of 2019–20, they play in Premier Division North West.
Gawthorpe (ward)
Gawthorpe is an electoral ward in the non-metropolitan district of Burnley in Lancashire. The population of the Burnley Ward at the 2011 census was 6,148. The ward covers the majority of the town of Padiham, meaning it is a largely urban area.
Gawthorpe Hall
Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan country house on the banks of the River Calder, in the civil parish of Ightenhill in the Borough of Burnley, Lancashire, England. Its estate extends into Padiham, with the Stockbridge Drive entrance situated there. Since 1953 it has been designated a grade I listed building.
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley
The Church of St Mary and All Saints is an Anglican church in the village of Whalley, Lancashire. A church probably existed on the site in Anglo-Saxon times and the current building dates from the 13th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List as a Grade I listed building.
Read Hall and Park
Read Hall and Park is a manor house with ornamental grounds of about 450 acres (180 ha) The current hall dates from the early 19th century and is a grade II* listed building. The landscaped grounds date from around the same time and feature a waterfall, two lakes and woodland. The hall and park are not open to the public.
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