| Dinckley | |
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.jpg) Dinckley Grange | |
  Dinckley Shown within Ribble Valley Show map of the Borough of Ribble Valley | |
| Population | 83 (2001 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SD688358 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLACKBURN |
| Postcode district | BB6 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Dinckley is a small village andcivil parish located in theRibble Valley, inLancashire, England. Owing to the limited extent of the population details from the Census 2011 are maintained within the civil parish ofBillington and Langho. The parish is situated on the south side of theRiver Ribble, 6 miles (9.7 km) north ofBlackburn.[2] The northern boundary of the parish is formed by the River Ribble, and the eastern boundary by Park Brook andDinckley Brook.[3] The parish is part of theLanghoward, which is represented on Ribble Valley Borough Council by two councillors, both from theConservative Party.[4]
DinckleyFerry was arowing boat which crossed the river[5] connecting the village toHurst Green. The ferry was replaced by asuspension bridge in the 1950s.[6]
The nameDinckley is first attested in 1246, in the formsDunkthele,Dinkedelay, andDinkidele, along withDinkedelegh in 1257. It comes from theCommon Brittonic words corresponding to modern Welshdin ("fort") andcoed ("woodland"); thus the first part of the name once meant "fort by the wood".Old English-speakers later took this name as the basis for a new one ending in the Old English wordlēah ("cleared land in woodland"); that name thus meant "the cleared land at Dincoed".[7][8]: 318
There is one listed building in the parish; this is Dinckley Hall which is listed at Grade II*.[9] The house basically has acruck frame, its exterior was originallytimber-framed, and it was subsequently encased insandstone and brick. It consists of a hall and a cross wing, there are two storeys, and it containsmullioned andtransomed windows.[9][10]
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