Bracewell and Brogden

Civil parish in Lancashire, England

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Bracewell and Brogden was a civil parish in the West Craven area of the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 238, increasing slightly to 244 at the 2011 census.[1] The parish included Bracewell (at grid reference SD863485) and Brogden (at SD858472); historically, both were in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

On 1 April 2023, the civil parish was abolished and its territory added to Barnoldswick civil parish.[2]

Toponymy

Bracewell: from a personal name, either Braegd or Breiđ, + 'well' = 'spring or stream': hence, 'Braegd's/Breiđ's spring or stream' [3]

Brogden: 'The valley of the brook'.[4]

History

The old Roman road from Ribchester to Ilkley passes through the parish, with the remains of a 4th-century Romano-British farmstead known as Bomber Camp located next to the boundary with Gisburn.[5]

Bracewell was once a very small ancient parish in its own right. Brogden was a township in the ancient parish of Barnoldswick. It used to include the Admergill area now part of Blacko. Both were part of the Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Both became civil parishes in 1866, forming part of the Skipton Rural District until 1974.[6][7]

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References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bracewell and Brogden Parish (1170215069)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "The Borough of Pendle Community Governance Order (No. 3)" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (4th ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  4. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (4th ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Bomber Camp Romano-British farmstead (1013817)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Bracewell AP/CP through time". visionofbritain.org.uk. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 June 2024.}
  7. ^ "Brogden CP/Tn through time". visionofbritain.org.uk. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 June 2024.}

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