Foulridge
Foulridge is a village and civil parish in Pendle, Lancashire, close to the border with North Yorkshire in England. It is situated just beyond Colne, on the route from the M65 to Skipton, and is an important stopping point on summit pound of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, just before it enters the Foulridge Tunnel. Noyna Hill, a well known local landmark, sits 1 mile east of the village.Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 1,160 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Lancashire, England
- Also known as: “Foulridge (civil parish), Lancashire” and “Foulridge, Lancashire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Michael and All Angels‘ Church, Foulridge and Noyna Hill.
Noyna Hill
Heath
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Noyna Hill is a hill in the Pennine range in Pendle, Lancashire, England. It is a mile east of Foulridge and it is possible to see other local towns such as Colne, Nelson, Trawden, Barnoldswick and Earby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colne and Kelbrook.
Colne
Town
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colne is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is 3 miles northeast of Nelson, 6 miles northeast of Burnley and 25 mi east of Preston.
Kelbrook
Village
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Kelbrook is a village in the civil parish of Kelbrook and Sough, Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It lies on the A56 road between Colne and Earby. Kelbrook is situated 1½ miles northeast of Foulridge.
Sough
Village
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Sough is a hamlet, in the parish of Kelbrook and Sough, in Lancashire, England. Sough is located east of the main A56 road between Earby and Kelbrook; it is in the area known as West Craven in the district of Pendle. Sough is situated 2 miles north of Foulridge.
Foulridge
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Foulridge, Pendle District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.87626° or 53° 52′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.16758° or 2° 10′ 3″ westPopulation
1,160Elevation
577 feet (176 metres)Open location code
9C5VVRGJ+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 29087525OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2649140Wikidata ID
Q630115
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Foulridge” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Фоулридге”
- Cebuano: “Foulridge”
- Dutch: “Foulridge”
- Irish: “Foulridge”
- Ladin: “Foulridge”
- Polish: “Foulridge”
- Spanish: “Foulridge”
- Swedish: “Foulridge”
- Turkish: “Foulridge”
- “Foulridge”
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Notable Places Nearby
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