10 Facts About Barnoldswick

Barnoldswick is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle.

Barnoldswick was an ancient parish in Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

From 1894 until 1974, Barnoldswick formed an urban district within the administrative county of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

At present, Barnoldswick has a town council, and forms part of the West Craven Area Committee on Pendle Borough Council.

Barnoldswick receives television from Leeds; ITV and BBC Yorkshire are both transmitted from the television mast at East Marton, three miles north east of Barnoldswick.

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Since 1854, Barnoldswick has been the home of Esse stoves, one of the country's oldest standing stove manufacturers.

Barnoldswick have manufactured in the town since 1854 and clients have included Florence Nightingale, Shackleton and Scott, Alan Hinkes and River Cottage.

Barnoldswick is home to Silentnight Beds, the United Kingdom's largest manufacturer of beds and mattresses.

Barnoldswick is served by four primary schools; Gisburn Road, Church School and Coates Lane, whilst St Joseph's caters to the town's Catholic population.

Barnoldswick was formerly served by a station on the Midland Railway's branch line off the Skipton to Colne Line, though this was closed under the Beeching Axe in 1965.