- West Craven
West Craven is an area in the east of
Lancashire ,England in the far northern part of the borough ofPendle . Historically the area has lain within the ancient county boundaries ofYorkshire and was administered as part of theSkipton Rural District of theWest Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.After 1974 and becoming part of the Pendle borough of Lancashire, the area that was formerly in the larger
Craven area of theWest Riding of Yorkshire has been known as West Craven owing to its cultural links with Yorkshire.Towns and villages in West Craven are:
Barnoldswick ,Earby , Sough,Kelbrook ,Salterforth andBracewell and Brogden . [ [http://www.westcravenonline.org.uk/attractions_map.asp West Craven Map] ]Thornton in Craven is also generally referred to as being in West Craven, although it remains inNorth Yorkshire by a few hundred metres.There is a West Craven Area Committee for
Parish Councils in the area. [ [http://www.pendle.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=549 West Craven Area Committee (Pendle Borough Council)] ] [ [http://www.pendle.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=61&pageNumber=16 West Craven Area Committee Structure] ]References
External links
* [http://www.westcravenonline.org.uk/ West Craven Online Homepage]
* [http://www.my-barlick.me.uk/index2.html Trevor Ashby's My Barlick Website]
* [http://www.pendlelife.co.uk/roundabout/opencms/directory/town_and_parish_councils/barnoldswicktowncouncil/index.html Barnoldswick Town Council Website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/image_galleries/foulridge_gallery.shtml BBC Sunday Stroll in Foulridge - including photography of West Craven from Noyna]
* [http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk Lancashire Parishes Website]
* [http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries/services/local/barnoldswick.asp?print=yes Lancashire County Libraries Local Studies]
* [http://www.nwda.co.uk/news--events/press-releases/200501/%C2%A31-million-to-bring-west-crave.aspx North West Development Agency Press Release 2005]
* [http://www.westcraven.org.uk/ West Craven High Technology College]
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