Eccleshill, Lancashire

Eccleshill is a civil parish in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. The population of the parish was 319 at the 2011 census.[1] It contains the hamlets of Eccleshill, Grimshaw and Waterside.[2] Located within the parish is Shaws of Darwen, a manufacturer of sinks and architectural terracotta. The factory, situated in Waterside, opened in 1908 and in the 1920s was Darwen's largest employer.[3]

Eccleshill

Leonard Terrace, Waterside
Eccleshill
Shown within Blackburn with Darwen
Eccleshill
Location within Lancashire
Population319 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSD707236
Civil parish
  • Eccleshill
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDARWEN
Postcode districtBB3
Dialling code01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Hoddlesden Branch Line, a goods line opened in 1876, passed through the parish. It was built to provide a service to Hoddlesden, south of Eccleshill, and although a passenger service was proposed, the application was not successful. The goods station at Hoddlesden closed in 1950, but the line remained open to Waterside, to serve Shaws of Darwen, until 1962.[4]

See also

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Eccleshill Parish (1170211124)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. "Map of Eccleshill parish". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  3. "About Shaws of Darwen". Shaws of Darwen. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  4. "England & Wales: closed railways". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.



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