| Balderstone | |
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  Balderstone Shown within Ribble Valley Show map of the Borough of Ribble Valley | |
| Population | 402 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SD631323 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLACKBURN |
| Postcode district | BB2 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Balderstone is a village andcivil parish in theRibble Valley district ofLancashire, England.[2] The population of the Civil Parish taken at the2021 census was 402.[3]
Although a relatively modern building, Sunderland Hall in the northeast corner of the parish, on the bank of theRiver Ribble, has roots in a medievalmonastic grange. Around 1170, Ailsi son of Hugh, lord of Balderston andOsbaldeston, gave Sunderland Holme to theCistercian monks who had foundedSawley Abbey. In 1540, after thedissolution of the monasteries, the site was among the former monastic lands owned by Sir Arthur Darcy. He sold it Sir Alexander Osbaldeston, whose grandson also called Alexander, built the original Sunderland Hall around 1596.[4]
It is located east ofPreston and north-west ofBlackburn.[5]
In the village are theAnglicanChurch of St Leonard,[6] aprimary school,[7] and acommunity centre.[8] In the 2001 census it had a population of 379 and 1n the 2011 census it had a population of 410.[1] The parish is the officially recognised address ofSamlesbury Aerodrome.
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