Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.859°N -2.238°W |
Static Image Name: | The Bay Horse, Roughlee - geograph.org.uk - 622713.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The Bay Horse public house |
Official Name: | Roughlee |
Civil Parish: | Roughlee Booth |
Shire District: | Pendle |
Shire County: | Lancashire |
Region: | North West England |
Constituency Westminster: | Pendle |
Post Town: | NELSON |
Postcode District: | BB9 |
Postcode Area: | BB |
Dial Code: | 01282 |
Os Grid Reference: | SD843403 |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Borough of Pendle#United Kingdom Forest of Bowland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pendle Borough##Location in the Forest of Bowland AONB |
Roughlee is a village in the civil parish of Roughlee Booth, in the Pendle district, in the county of Lancashire, England. It is close to Nelson, Barrowford and Blacko. The village lies at the foot of Pendle Hill, well known for the Pendle Witches, and includes the hamlet of Crowtrees.
The village has won the small village category of the Lancashire Best Kept Village competition in 2006, and the champion village category in 2007.[1] It was also runner-up in the champion category in 2009.[2]
The village is featured in Joseph Delaney's 2008 novel The Spook's Battle.
According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 318, a decrease from 328 in the 2001 census.[3]
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