Welcome to Horton
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Horton, historically known as Horton-in-Craven, is a village and a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of the English county of Lancashire (historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire). Population details are now included in the civil parish of Newsholme. It is near the town of Barnoldswick. Horton has a place of worship, anciently called a chapelry or chapel of ease. For transport, there is the A59 nearby. The parish adjoins the Ribble Valley parishes of Gisburn, Paythorne and Newsholme, the Pendle parish of Bracewell and Brogden and the parishes of Hellifield and Martons Both in the Craven district of North Yorkshire. According to the census of 2001, the parish had a population of 76, however the United Kingdom Census 2011 grouped the parish with Newsholme and Paythorne (2001 pop. 50 and 95), giving a total of 253.The name Horton is a common one in England. It derives from Old English horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'. This example is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086. In the west of the parish in the Little Painley area, on high ground near the River Ribble, is the site of a Bronze Age Bowl barrow.Horton was once a township in the ancient parish of Gisburn, in the Staincliffe Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Bowland Rural District from 1894 to 1974. It has since become part of the Lancashire borough of Ribble Valley. Along with Rimington, Gisburn, Middop, Gisburn Forest, Paythorne and Newsholme, the parish forms the Gisburn, Rimington ward of Ribble Valley Borough Council.The Pennine Bridleway National Trail and Ribble Way pass through the parish.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
817 hectares |
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Population |
223 (2021) |
Density |
27 people/km2 |
Mean age |
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Ward |
Gisburn & Rimington |
District |
Ribble Valley |
Postcodes |
BD23 |
ONS ID |
E04005262 |
Council
Contact details for Horton Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Horton Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Horton Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Horton Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Horton Parish.
Local News
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Bus service set to return to Ribble Valley
Published: 18th Mar 2024
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Vital Ribble Valley bus service set to be restored
Published: 18th Mar 2024
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Walk from Horton in Ribblesdale to Settle in Yorkshire Dales
Published: 19th Aug 2023