Barnacre-with-Bonds

Summary

Barnacre-with-Bonds is a civil parish in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,751 increasing to 2,148 at the 2011 census.[1] The parish covers an area to the south and east of Garstang, including the settlements of Bonds, Calder Vale and Bowgreave. It is mostly rural and hilly with a small population.

Barnacre-with-Bonds
Civil parish
Barnacre-with-Bonds is located in the Borough of Wyre
Barnacre-with-Bonds
Barnacre-with-Bonds
Shown within Wyre Borough
Barnacre-with-Bonds is located in Lancashire
Barnacre-with-Bonds
Barnacre-with-Bonds
Shown within Lancashire
Coordinates: 53°54′31″N 2°43′28″W / 53.90861°N 2.72444°W / 53.90861; -2.72444
CountryEngland
Primary councilWyre
CountyLancashire
RegionNorth West England
StatusParish
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,148

Amenities edit

In Bowgreave there is the Garstang Community Academy, formerly known as Garstang High School, and an eighteen-hole golf course, near the Best Western Hotel. Barnacre also includes a pub the Kenlis Arms Hotel, which is a former hunting-lodge built in 1856,[2] and is adjacent to the site of the former Garstang and Catterall railway station.

Calder Vale, which is one of the most isolated villages in England, has only one road providing access. It lies in a deep valley of the River Calder. The 5-star self-catering Barnacre holiday cottages are located near the village.

The parish includes the Anglican All Saints Church, Barnacre, and St John the Evangelist, Calder Vale; the Catholic Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds; and Calder Vale Methodist Chapel. It also includes the ruins of Greenhalgh Castle.

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References edit

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Barnacre-with-Bonds Parish (E04005321)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ "About". kenlisarms.co.uk.