Chipping, Lancashire
Coordinates: 53°53′06″N 2°34′23″W / 53.885°N 2.573°W
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| Population | 1,046 (2001 census) |
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| OS grid reference | SD623434 |
| District | Ribble Valley |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESTON |
| Postcode district | PR3 |
| Dialling code | 01995 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ribble Valley |
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Chipping is a village and civil parish of the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,046.[1]
A well kept secret to many, this picturesque Lancashire village has won a number of best kept village competitions over the years.[citation needed] The village also won the village section of the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom competition in 2009 picking up RHS Tourism and Gold achievement awards in the process.
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History [edit]
The village is known to be at least 1,000 years old and is mentioned in Domesday. It lies on the south-western edge of the ancient Forest of Bowland abutting the civil parish of Bowland-with-Leagram. Leagram Park, the site of one of the medieval deer parks of the Forest, is a short drive from the village. Despite this, Chipping was not a part of the ancient Forest and its manor did not fall within the powerful Lordship of Bowland.[2]
Chipping really thrived during the Industrial Revolution when there were seven mills located along Chipping Brook. The last survivor was Kirk Mill, the chair making factory of HJ Berry, but in 2010 the company went into administration, the factory closed,[3] and on 7 March 2011 the works were bought by 53N Bowland Ltd.[4]
Origin of the name [edit]
Chipping is named in the Domesday book as Chippenden; the name is derived from the medieval Chepyn meaning market place. Chipping is a prefix used in a number of place names in England, and is probably derived from ceapen, an Old English word meaning 'market', though the meaning may alternatively come from (or via) the Medieval English word chepynge with a more specific meaning of 'long market square'.[citation needed]
Local government [edit]
Chipping is a civil parish, and formerly an ancient parish that also included Thornley-with-Wheatley, which became a separate parish in the 19th century. Chipping was in Clitheroe Rural District from 1894 until the reorganisation of local government in 1974,[5]
It is now in Ribble Valley, a non-metropolitan district formed in 1974. The parish of Chipping is combined, with Bowland-with-Leagram and Bowland Forest High, into the ward of Chipping, which elects one councillor to Ribble Valley Borough Council.[6][7][8] Local elections are every four years; as of 2008[update] the most recent was in 2007.[9]
Chipping is part of the Longridge with Bowland ward of Lancashire County Council[10] and is in the Ribble Valley parliament constituency. At all three levels of government (district, county and parliament) Chipping is represented by the Conservative Party (as of 2012[update]).
Landmarks [edit]
Chipping Craft Centre holds the honour of being the property which has been used as a shop for the longest continuous time in the UK.[11] It has previously been used as an undertakers, butchers and most recently as a Post Office amongst other trades. However now it is a newsagents, tea shop and craft centre and only operates as a Post Office two days a week. The first shop was opened at this location in 1668 by a local wool merchant.[12]
Education [edit]
The village has the benefit of two primary schools; St Marys RC and Brabin's Endowed School. Brabin's Endowed was established in 1684.[13] The Chipping Children's Community Alliance (CCCA) is also based on the site of Brabin's school and offers provision for pre-school children as well as breakfast and after school clubs.
Culture [edit]
Chipping has its own local historical society.
Chipping Agricultural Show is a local country show that was first held in 1920. The show celebrates all aspects of farming and rural life with classes for sheep, cattle, light horses, ponies and shire horses plus poultry, pigeon and egg sections. There are also competitions for cheeses, handicrafts, cakes and preserves, a large horticultural section plus children's, dog and baby sections.
Originally held in 1998 and intended as a one-off fund raising event for a new Village Hall, Chipping Steam Fair has now become a firm fixture in the village calendar. The fair now regularly attracts around 20,000 visitors and upward of 500 exhibitors over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend each May.
Near to the village is a small grass airstrip that is used by winch-launched gliders. Also in the locality is the well-known Gibbon Bridge Hotel.[citation needed]
Geography [edit]
Just to the north of the village the Forest of Bowland access areas of Clougha, Fair Snape, Wolf Fell and Saddle Fell have been opened up to the public by access agreements negotiated between Lancashire County Council and the owners. This means that over 3,260 acres (13.2 km2) of open country are now open to walkers.
Transport [edit]
Bus routes operated by Holmeswood Coaches connect Chipping to Blackburn, Clitheroe and Longridge.[14][15] A route operated by Stagecoach in Lancashire connected Chipping to Preston but since 2012 no longer serves Chipping as a result of a Lancashire County Council review of subsidised bus services.[16]
Chipping in fiction [edit]
The Wardstone Chronicles, written by Joseph Delaney, frequently features the village of Chipenden, which is based on the village of Chipping.[17]
See also [edit]
- Listed buildings in Chipping, Lancashire
- British toponymy
- List of generic forms in British place names
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chipping, Lancashire |
- Chipping Village Website
- Victoria County History – The parish of Chipping British History Online
- St. Mary's R.C Primary School
- Brabin's Endowed School, Chipping
- Chipping Agricultural Show
- Chipping Steam Fair
- Chipping and Downham - Feasibility Study into the potential for zero carbon villages
- Bowland Forest Gliding Club
- Chipping Local History Society
wwwKirk Mill and former chairworks
References [edit]
- ^ "Parish headcount". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ Forest of Bowland official website
- ^ Coates, David (2010-02-16). "'Phoenix' hope for HJ Berry factory". Lancashire Evening Post. Johnston Press. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ Kirk Mill, accessed 10 March 2011
- ^ "Chipping Ch/AP/CP Lancashire through time – Administrative history of Parish-level unit". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth & others. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ "MARIO (Maps and Related Information Online)". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ "Councillors". Ribble Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ "Ribble Valley Councillors by Ward: Chipping". Ribble Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ "The Borough of Ribble Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001". Office of Public Sector Information. 2001-07-13. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ "The County of Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005 (No. 170)". Statute Law Database. Office of Public Sector Information. 2005-02-01. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ Bid to save post office in country's oldest shop
- ^ Holman, T. (2101), A Lancashire Miscellany, Frances Lincoln Publishers, ISBN 978-0-7112-3093-4, p.107.
- ^ "Brabin’s Endowed Primary School", Chipping Village Website.
- ^ "MARIO - Maps & Related Information Online". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ^ "Leaflet 103: Bus times: Services: 5, 5A, 5B, 25, 35" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ^ "Bus service changes to the Ribble Valley Network" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. 2012-06-24.
- ^ "The Spook's County". BBC. 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
