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Barrowford is a large village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north of Nelson on the other side of the M65 motorway, and forms part of the Nelson conurbation. It also comprises the area of Lowerford and sometimes gets confused with its neighbour Higherford. The parish has a population of 6,171.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics )〕 Barrowford is situated on the Marsden–Gisburn–Long Preston Turnpike. One of the original toll houses, dating from 1804–05, can still be seen at the junction with the road to Colne, complete with a reproduction of the table of tolls which were paid. The toll house was restored in the 1980s and is owned by the trust which operates nearby Pendle Heritage Centre. Barrowford is located about a mile from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and a set of seven locks leads to the highest section of the canal between Barrowford and Barnoldswick. About a mile on from the locks heading towards Leeds is Foulridge Tunnel known locally as the mile tunnel. The packhorse bridge near Higherford Mill is the oldest in Barrowford, dating back to the end of the 16th century. It formerly lay on the old main road to Gisburn which was superseded by the Turnpike road built in 1804. In September 2006 this mill was featured on the BBC's ''Restoration'' programme. The village has a modern Anglican church (St Thomas') built to replace the original church of 1839 which burnt down in 1964. St Thomas's Primary School recently moved from its Victorian premises to a new building next door to the church. The village has two rivers. Pendle Water flows through the town with trout that can often be seen. The other river is Colne Water, which joins Pendle Water behind the site of the now demolished Samuel Holden cotton mill and this river flows down from the moors above the town of Colne, again this river holds good trout. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 6,171,〔 an increase from 6,039 in the 2001 census.〔(Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Pendle'' ) Retrieved 5 September 2015〕 ==Governance== Barrowford was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, however in 1894 the urban areas became and urban district (until 1974). The part of Blacko parish historically in Lancashire was created from the remainder, with the exception of a small area across Pendle Water which became part of Nelson. The parish is split between the Barrowford and Blacko and Higherford wards of Pendle Borough Council. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barrowford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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