| Bracewell and Brogden | |
|---|---|
 New House | |
  Bracewell and Brogden Location in Pendle Borough Show map of the Borough of Pendle | |
| Population | 244 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD860484 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Post town | BARNOLDSWICK |
| Postcode district | BB18 |
| Dialling code | 01282 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
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Bracewell and Brogden is a formercivil parish, now in the parish ofBarnoldswick, in theWest Craven area of theBorough of Pendle inLancashire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 238, increasing slightly to 244 at the 2011 census.[1] The parish includedBracewell (atgrid referenceSD863485) andBrogden (atSD858472); historically, both are in theWest Riding of Yorkshire.
The parish was formed on 1 April 1987 from "Bracewell" and "Brogden" parishes.[2] On 1 April 2023, the civil parish was abolished and its territory added toBarnoldswick civil parish.[3]
Bracewell: from a personal name, eitherBraegd orBreiđ, + 'well' = 'spring or stream': hence, 'Braegd's/Breiđ's spring or stream'[4]
Brogden: 'The valley of the brook'.[5]
The oldRoman road fromRibchester toIlkley passes through the parish, with the remains of a 4th-centuryRomano-British farmstead known asBomber Camp located next to the boundary withGisburn.[6]
Bracewell was once a very smallancient parish in its own right. Brogden was atownship in the ancient parish ofBarnoldswick. It used to include theAdmergill area now part ofBlacko. Both were part of theStaincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Both becamecivil parishes in 1866, forming part of theSkipton Rural District until 1974.[7][8]
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