Towns & cities · North West England
Dunsop Bridge
Dunsop Bridge — village in Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Dunsop Bridge is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Named after Dunsop Bridge. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.9460°, -2.5200°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bowland Fells SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Forest Of Bowland
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Dunsop Bridge is a village in the civil parish of Bowland Forest High, in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Clitheroe, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Lancaster and 24.5 miles (39 km) west of Skipton. Historically, the village is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was placed under the administration of Lancashire County Council on 1 April 1974. It is often cited as the geographic centre of Great Britain, although the exact point is at Whitendale Hanging Stones, near Brennand Farm, 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) north of the village. In 1992, BT installed its 100,000th payphone at Dunsop Bridge and included a plaque to explain its significance. The telephone box was unveiled by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. In BT's A1141 list of unique alphabetical Telephone Exchange codes, the code for Dunsop Bridge is DSB.
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Background
History
The rivers formed the easternmost boundary of the territory of Amounderness in the 9th century and are cited in a grant made by King Athelstan to Wulfstan of York in 934 AD. The area is historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (and was administered by West Riding County Council until the 1974 reorganisation of local government). From the late 11th century, Dunsop was part of the ancient Lordship of Bowland which comprised a Royal Forest and a liberty of ten manors spanning eight townships and four parishes and covered an area of almost 300 sqmi on the historic borders of Lancashire and Yorkshire. Dunsop Bridge developed into a village in the mid 19th century as a result of lead mining…
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- Coordinates
- 53.9460, -2.5200
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Ribble Valley
- Parish
- Bowland Forest High
- Postcode
- BB7 3AZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ribble Valley
Sources
- wikidata: Q1266264 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dunsop Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Crescent, Dunsop Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1017609.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Dunsop Bridge
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Mountains & hills · 1.2 km
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The Knot
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Mellor Knoll
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Burholme Bridge
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Kitcham Hill
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Birkett Fell
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Giddy Bridge
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Birkett Bridge
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Dunsop Bridge is a village located in Lancashire, North West England. Our guide lists several nearby attractions within reach.
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- Administrative county
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- Constituency
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dunsop Bridge?
- Dunsop Bridge is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BB7 3AZ), in the parish of Bowland Forest High.
- What is Dunsop Bridge?
- Dunsop Bridge — village in Lancashire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Dunsop Bridge?
- Drivers can use postcode BB7 3AZ.
- Is Dunsop Bridge a protected site?
- Yes — Dunsop Bridge is part of the Bowland Fells SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Dunsop Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Dunsop Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dunsop Bridge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BB7 3AZ. It sits within the Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency.