- Downham, Lancashire
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Coordinates: 53°53′35″N 2°19′37″W / 53.893°N 2.327°W
Downham 
Downham
Downham shown within LancashirePopulation 156 (2001 Census) OS grid reference SD785442 Parish Downham District Ribble Valley Shire county Lancashire Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town CLITHEROE Postcode district BB7 Dialling code 01200 Police Lancashire Fire Lancashire Ambulance North West EU Parliament North West England UK Parliament Ribble Valley List of places: UK • England • Lancashire Downham is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is in the Ribble Valley district and as of the United Kingdom 2001 census has a population of 156[1]. The village is on the north side of Pendle Hill off the A59 road about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Clitheroe.
The manor was originally granted to the de Dinelay family in the fourteenth century by Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. It ceased to be a part of the Honor of Clitheroe in 1558 when it was purchased by the Assheton family. It still remains in Assheton ownership today but was reincorporated into the Honor of Clitheroe in 1945 when Ralph Assheton, later 1st Baron Clitheroe, bought the remnants of the Honor from the administrators of the Clitheroe Estate Company.
The 2nd Lord Clitheroe does not allow overhead electricity lines, aerials or satellite dishes, making the village a popular location for filming period dramas. Downham was one of the locations used in the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind, and the series Born and Bred, set in the fictional village of Ormston, was also filmed in the village.[2][3][4][5]
See also
- Assheton Baronets
- Honor of Clitheroe
References
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Downham CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795784&c=Downham&d=16&e=15&g=463541&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215129680246&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ Gogarty, Paul (2003-06-20). "Lancashire: Journey to Middle Earth". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/727721/Lancashire-Journey-to-Middle-Earth.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "Downham - Pendle Hill, The Pennines, Lancashire". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 2006-05-20. http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/gowalk/story/0,,1775286,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "Village back in TV spotlight". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 2002-05-23. http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2002/5/23/615656.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "Facts about Ribble Valley: Ribble Valley Facts & Figures". Ribble Valley Borough Council. 2008. http://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=1248&documentID=304. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
External links
Categories:- Villages in Lancashire
- Civil parishes in Lancashire
- Geography of Ribble Valley
- Lancashire geography stubs
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