Wilpshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.778°N -2.479°W
Static Image Name:Wilpshire Hotel - geograph.org.uk - 1101691.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Wilpshire Hotel public house
Population:2,582
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Official Name:Wilpshire
Civil Parish:Wilpshire[1]
Shire District:Ribble Valley
Shire County:Lancashire
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Ribble Valley
Post Town:BLACKBURN
Postcode District:BB1
Postcode Area:BB
Dial Code:01254
Os Grid Reference:SD685315
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Borough of Ribble Valley#United Kingdom Blackburn
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Ribble Valley##Shown with Blackburn
Label Position:left

Wilpshire is a village and civil parish in the county of Lancashire, England. It is north of Blackburn, and forms part of the town's urban area, although it is in the Ribble Valley local government district. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 2,569, increasing to 2,582 at the 2011 Census.

The village is situated on the A666 Whalley Road, between the Brownhill area of Blackburn and the village of Langho. The local railway station is Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, on the Ribble Valley Line with train services to Blackburn, Manchester and Clitheroe.

The only pub in the village is the Wilpshire Hotel, formerly known as The Red House.

Wilpshire Golf Club is a private golf club in the village, was founded in 1890. Originally it was a nine-hole course but extended to an eighteen-hole course in 1907. James Braid was commissioned to redesign the course. Most of the reconstruction took place before 1924. In 1995 the course was altered by a new 17th hole.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilpshire Parish Council Website . Wilpshire Parish Council . 24 May 2023.