Balderstone, Lancashire

Balderstone
Balderstone
	St Leonard's church
	Balderstone Shown within Ribble Valley Balderstone Location within Lancashire
Population	402 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD631323
Civil parish	Balderstone;
District	Ribble Valley;
Shire county	Lancashire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLACKBURN
Postcode district	BB2
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Ribble Valley;
	List of places UK England Lancashire 53°47′06″N 2°33′36″W / 53.785°N 2.560°W

Balderstone is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England.^[2] The population of the Civil Parish taken at the 2021 census was 402.^[3]

History

Although a relatively modern building, Sunderland Hall in the northeast corner of the parish, on the bank of the River Ribble, has roots in a medieval monastic grange. Around 1170, Ailsi son of Hugh, lord of Balderston and Osbaldeston, gave Sunderland Holme to the Cistercian monks who had founded Sawley Abbey. In 1540, after the dissolution of the monasteries, the site was among the former monastic lands owned by Sir Arthur Darcy. He sold it Sir Alexander Osbaldeston, whose grandson also called Alexander, built the original Sunderland Hall around 1596.^[4]

Geography

It is located east of Preston and north-west of Blackburn.^[5]

Community

In the village are the Anglican Church of St Leonard,^[6] a primary school,^[7] and a community centre.^[8] In the 2001 census it had a population of 379 and 1n the 2011 census it had a population of 410.^[1] The parish is the officially recognised address of Samlesbury Aerodrome.

Notes

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Balderstone Parish (1170215093)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ Genuki details
^ "Balderstone". Census Data. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, John, eds. (1911), The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster Vol 6, Victoria County History, Constable & Co, pp. 313–319
^ Parish council web site Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Church history
^ Ofsted report
^ Building details Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Balderstone, Lancashire at Wikimedia Commons

[pop-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Balderstone Parish (1170215093)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

[2] Genuki details

[pop2-3] "Balderstone". Census Data. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

[4] Farrer, William; Brownbill, John, eds. (1911), The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster Vol 6, Victoria County History, Constable & Co, pp. 313–319

[5] Parish council web site Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Church history

[7] Ofsted report

[8] Building details Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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