Downham, Lancashire

Downham, Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°53′35″N 2°19′37″W / 53.893°N 2.327°W / 53.893; -2.327

Downham
Downham is located in Lancashire
Downham

 Downham shown within Lancashire
Population 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

References

  1. ^ "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. 
  2. ^ 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. 
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ "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. 

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