Simonstone, Lancashire

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Simonstone
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St Peter's Church, Simonstone
Simonstone is located in Lancashire
Simonstone
Simonstone
 Simonstone shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference SD775345
District Ribble Valley
Shire county Lancashire
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BURNLEY
Postcode district BB12
Dialling code 01282
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Ribble Valley
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire

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Simonstone is a small village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. It is about 4 miles (6 km) west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill and Clitheroe along the A671 road. The village adjoins the village of Read, Lancashire and neighbours Padiham.

History

St Peter's CE Church is the local Church of England building in the village and was founded in 1841. The interior of the building is modern and part is also used as the school hall and gym during the week. The building dates from 1879 and was originally a National School.[1]

The Higher Trapp Hotel is part of the Best Western chain of hotels.[2] It was originally built in the early 1900s as a private house, and now converted into a country hotel with 29 bedrooms.

Simonstone railway station was south of the village and closed in 1957.

Simonstone Hall

The Hall dates from the 17th century and was originally the home of the Whitaker family. It is a privately owned listed building.[3][4] The house was substantially re-built in the 18th century as an early example of Jacobean revival architecture.[1] Ancillary buildings include a 17th-century barn and an 18th-century stables.

Governance

Simonstone was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Burnley Rural District from 1894 to 1974.[5] It has since become part of the borough of Ribble Valley.

The parish, along with neighbouring Read forms the two-member Read and Simonstone ward of Ribble Valley Borough Council.[6]

Education

St Peter's CE Primary School is the village's only school, with around 120 pupils. The school hosts several village events throughout the year, including the 'School Gala' (or Summer Fair) held late in June. The village is in the catchment area of the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.

See also

References

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External links

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