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'''Bamber Bridge''' is a large suburban village in [[Lancashire]], England, {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} south-east of the city of [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], in the borough of [[South Ribble]]. The name derives from the [[Old English]] "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". It is mentioned in an undated medieval document.<ref>"Bamber Bridge" A. D. Mills, ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names''. Oxford University Press, 2003.</ref> Bamber Bridge is often referred to as "Brig" by residents. People born in Bamber Bridge are known as "Briggers". The total population for the 3 active Bamber Bridge Wards was 12,126 at the 2001 census, increasing to a total of 13,945 at the 2011 Census.
'''Bamber Bridge''' is a large village<ref>{{cite web|url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/bamber-bridge-south-ribble|title=Bamber Bridge, South Ribble - area information, map, walks and more|website=Getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> in [[Lancashire]], England, {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} south-east of [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], in the borough of [[South Ribble]]. The name derives from the [[Old English]] "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge".<ref>"Bamber Bridge" A. D. Mills, ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names''. Oxford University Press, 2003.</ref> People who live in Bamber Bridge like to be known as Briggers.


== History ==
==History==
[[File:Bamber Bridge in 1845.jpg|thumb|1845 map of Bamber Bridge.]]
[[File:Bamber Bridge in 1845.jpg|thumb|1845 map of Bamber Bridge.]]


===Textiles===
===Textiles===

By 1764 [[Calico (textile)|calico]] printing had been established in what was then a village; this was the first example of calico printing anywhere in Lancashire. Previously had been mainly carried out in the [[Southern England|south of England]], before spreading to [[Scotland]] and the [[Northern England|northern counties]].<ref>''The Times'', Friday, 27 June 1913; p. 31; Issue 40249; col B</ref><ref>The Calico Printing Industry of Lancastria in the 1840s by K. L. Wallwork. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, No. 45. (September , 1968), pp. 143-156.</ref>
By 1764 [[Calico (textile)|calico]] printing had been established in what was then a village; this was the first example of calico printing anywhere in Lancashire. Previously had been mainly carried out in the [[Southern England|south of England]], before spreading to [[Scotland]] and the [[Northern England|northern counties]].<ref>''The Times'', Friday, 27 June 1913; p. 31; Issue 40249; col B</ref><ref>The Calico Printing Industry of Lancastria in the 1840s by K. L. Wallwork. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, No. 45. (September , 1968), pp. 143-156.</ref>


In 1857, as a result of the downturn in the cotton trade, a large manufacturer and spinner in te village (Bamber Bridge SP & WN Co.) reported liabilities estimated at £40,000 to £60,000, and were about to go on short time.<ref>''The Times'', Wednesday, 27 May 1857; p. 10; Issue 22691; col F</ref>
In 1857, as a result of the downturn in the cotton trade, a large manufacturer and spinner in the village (Bamber Bridge SP & WN Co.) reported liabilities estimated at £40,000 to £60,000, and were about to go on short time.<ref>''The Times'', Wednesday, 27 May 1857; p. 10; Issue 22691; col F</ref>


On 31 October 1859, the Withy Trees Mill in the village, owned by Eccles and Company, burnt down. It was reported that the spinning-master and engineer had stayed on after the mill had closed at 6:00 pm to repair some machinery on the third floor. A spark from a lamp is said to have dropped on some cotton waste, igniting it. Nobody was killed or injured, but between 16,000 and 17,000 spindles and 270 looms were destroyed and 250 people lost their jobs.<ref>''The Times'', Friday, 4 November 1859; p. 4; Issue 23455; col E</ref>
On 31 October 1859, the Withy Trees Mill in the village, owned by Eccles and Company, burnt down. It was reported that the spinning-master and engineer had stayed on after the mill had closed at 6:00 pm to repair some machinery on the third floor. A spark from a lamp is said to have dropped on some cotton waste, igniting it. Nobody was killed or injured, but between 16,000 and 17,000 spindles and 270 looms were destroyed and 250 people lost their jobs.<ref>''The Times'', Friday, 4 November 1859; p. 4; Issue 23455; col E</ref>
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A petition against the recognition of the [[Confederate States of America]] was presented to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] on Monday, 29 June 1863, by a villager, a Mr Barnes. No mention is made of his first name or whether he represented any organisation.<ref>''[[The Times]]'', Tuesday, 30 June 1863; p. 7; Issue 24598; col D</ref>
A petition against the recognition of the [[Confederate States of America]] was presented to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] on Monday, 29 June 1863, by a villager, a Mr Barnes. No mention is made of his first name or whether he represented any organisation.<ref>''[[The Times]]'', Tuesday, 30 June 1863; p. 7; Issue 24598; col D</ref>


The trade unionist [[George Woodcock]] was born in Bamber Bridge on 20 October 1904. He was a voluntary official of the Bamber Bridge branch of the [[Weaver (occupation)|Weavers']] Association after a spell of [[tuberculosis]]. He won a [[Trades Union Congress|TUC]] scholarship to [[Ruskin College]], [[Oxford]] in 1929. He was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1953 and appointed a member of the [[Privy Council]] in 1957. He was General Secretary of the TUC in 1960 and a member of the [[Royal Commission]] on [[Trade Union]]s and Employers' Associations in 1965 and served as chairman from 1969 to 1971. He died on 30 October 1979.<ref>''The Times'', Monday, 19 November 1979; p. 25; Issue 60478; col C</ref><ref>Geoffrey Goodman, "Woodcock, George (1904–1979)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004</ref>
The trade unionist [[George Woodcock (trade unionist)|George Woodcock]] was born in Bamber Bridge on 20 October 1904. He was a voluntary official of the Bamber Bridge branch of the [[Weaver (occupation)|Weavers']] Association after a spell of [[tuberculosis]]. He won a [[Trades Union Congress|TUC]] scholarship to [[Ruskin College]], [[Oxford]] in 1929. He was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1953 and appointed a member of the [[Privy Council]] in 1957. He was General Secretary of the TUC in 1960 and a member of the [[Royal Commission]] on [[Trade Union]]s and Employers' Associations in 1965 and served as chairman from 1969 to 1971. He died on 30 October 1979.<ref>''The Times'', Monday, 19 November 1979; p. 25; Issue 60478; col C</ref><ref>Geoffrey Goodman, "Woodcock, George (1904–1979)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004</ref>


===Second World War===
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During the Second World War, Bamber Bridge was home to the 1511 Quartermaster Truck regiment. The unit was [[Racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces|racially segregated]], and all of the soldiers except the officers were [[African American]]. Tensions in the wake of the [[1943 Detroit race riot]] caused a major fight, known as the [[Battle of Bamber Bridge]] to break out between white American military police on one side, and black American soldiers and townsfolk on the other.

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During the Second World War, Bamber Bridge was home to the 1511 Quartermaster Truck regiment. The unit was [[Racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces|racially segregated]], and all of the soldiers except the officers were [[African American]]. Tensions in the wake of the [[1943 Detroit race riot]] caused a major fight, known as the [[Battle of Bamber Bridge]] to break out between white American military police on one side, and black American soldiers and townsfolk on the other. A Black American soldier, Private William Crossland, was killed. In June 2022, a memorial garden commemorating the battle was created opposite the pub where the Battle of Bamber Bridge started. The incident inspired the plot of the 2022 film ''[[The Railway Children Return]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-07-09 |title=Railway Children reboot: film explores black GI segregation in 40s Britain |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/jul/09/the-railway-children-return-film-explores-black-gi-segregation-in-40s-britain |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=The Guardian }}</ref>


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File:Inscription, Bamber Bridge Spinning & Weaving Company Mill, Wesley Street, BB.jpg|Inscription, Bamber Bridge Spinning & Weaving Company Mill, Wesley Street, prior to its demolition in 2015
File:Inscription, Bamber Bridge Spinning & Weaving Company Mill, Wesley Street, BB.jpg|Inscription, Bamber Bridge Spinning & Weaving Company Mill, Wesley Street, prior to its demolition in 2015
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==Transport==
==Transport==
===Railways===
===Railways===

The first railway through Bamber Bridge was the horsedrawn [[Lancaster Canal Tramroad]], which connected two parts of the [[Lancaster Canal]], and crossed Station Road.
The first railway through Bamber Bridge was the horsedrawn [[Lancaster Canal Tramroad]], which connected two parts of the [[Lancaster Canal]], and crossed Station Road.


The steam-hauled railway came to Bamber Bridge around the same time as the first cotton mills. A line was built connecting [[Blackburn]] with the [[West Coast Main Line]] at [[Farington]], with a branch connecting Bamber Bridge directly to [[Preston railway station|Preston]]. [[Bamber Bridge railway station|A station]] was built where the railway crossed Station Road at a level crossing.
The steam-hauled railway came to Bamber Bridge around the same time as the first cotton mills. A line was built connecting [[Blackburn]] with the [[West Coast Main Line]] at [[Farington]], with a branch connecting Bamber Bridge directly to [[Preston railway station|Preston]]. [[Bamber Bridge railway station|Bamber Bridge station]] was built where the railway crossed Station Road at a level crossing.


The stretch of track through the village was first owned by the [[East Lancashire Railway 1844–59|East Lancashire Railway]], then the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] following incorporation in 1847.
The stretch of track through the village was first owned by the [[East Lancashire Railway (1844-1859)|East Lancashire Railway]], then the [[Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway]] following incorporation in 1847.


In March 1859, a Hurricane engine bolted off the rails at Bamber Bridge, ran across the level crossings and caught the end of a house, knocking down the gable end. The accident did not end with any death or injury, even though a woman was washing in the kitchen of the house.<ref>''The Times'', Monday, 14 March 1859; p. 9; Issue 23253; col F</ref>
In March 1859, a Hurricane engine bolted off the rails at Bamber Bridge, ran across the level crossings and caught the end of a house, knocking down the gable end. The accident did not end with any death or injury, even though a woman was washing in the kitchen of the house.<ref>''[[The Times]]'' 14 March 1859; p. 9; Issue 23253; col F</ref>


The railway was then amalgamated into the [[London and North Western Railway]] in 1922, and twelve months later became part of the [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]] (LMS). The LMS plaque was still in existence on the station subway buildings before their demolition in 2005 due to dilapidation. The railways were [[nationalise]]d in 1948, becoming part of [[British Railways]] (later rebranded as [[British Rail]]). The railways were [[privatise]]d in 1994 by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] government.
The railway was then amalgamated into the [[London & North Western Railway]] in 1922, and twelve months later became part of the [[London, Midland & Scottish Railway]] (LMS). The LMS plaque was still in existence on the station subway buildings before their demolition in 2005 due to dilapidation. The railways were [[nationalise]]d in 1948, becoming part of [[British Rail]]ways. The railways were [[Privatisation of British Rail|privatised]] in the 1990s with Bamber Bridge station having been operated by [[First North Western]], [[Northern Rail]], [[Arriva Rail North]] and [[Northern Trains]].


The line from Farington to Blackburn is now part of the [[East Lancashire Line]].
The line from Farington to Blackburn is now part of the [[East Lancashire Line]].
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===Roads===
===Roads===
Station Road is the main road through Bamber Bridge, and most of the shops are on this road. It crosses the railway at a [[level crossing]] next to the railway station. It was formerly part of the [[A6 road (England)|A6]], until a bypass was built in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/roadlists/f99/6.shtml |title=A6 - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki |website=Sabre-roads.org.uk |date=18 November 2016 |accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref>
Station Road is the main road through Bamber Bridge, and most of the shops are on this road. It crosses the railway at a [[level crossing]] next to the railway station. It was formerly part of the [[A6 road (England)|A6]], until a bypass was built in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/roadlists/f99/6.shtml |title=A6 - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki |website=Sabre-roads.org.uk |date=18 November 2016 |access-date=4 April 2017 |archive-date=21 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521235813/http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/roadlists/f99/6.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The village is also at the northern end of the [[A49 road|A49]], where it meets the A6.
The village is also at the northern end of the [[A49 road|A49]], where it meets the A6.


The section of the [[M6 motorway]] around the village is part of the Preston Bypass opened in 1958,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m6/ |title=Motorway Database » M6 |publisher=CBRD |date=5 December 2008 |accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref> the first motorway in Britain, and includes the junction with the [[M61 motorway|M61]] from Manchester. More recently the [[M65 motorway|M65]] has been extended to join the A6, also in Bamber Bridge.
The section of the [[M6 motorway]] around the village is part of the [[Preston Bypass]] opened in 1958,{{cn|date=September 2024}} the first motorway in Britain, and includes the junction with the [[M61 motorway|M61]] from Manchester. More recently the [[M65 motorway|M65]] has been extended to join the A6, also in Bamber Bridge.

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==Public transport==
==Culture and recreation==
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===Public houses===
[[Bamber Bridge railway station]] has hourly direct trains to [[Preston railway station|Preston]], [[Blackburn]], [[Accrington]] and [[Burnley]] and various railway stations in between. There are also Sunday direct services to [[Lytham St Annes]] and [[Blackpool South railway station|Blackpool South]] but these require a change at Preston on other days. Trains to [[Bradford]] and [[Leeds]] that pass through the unmanned station normally require a change at either Blackburn or Preston.
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Image:Hobb Inn, Bamber Bridge.jpg|Ye Olde Hob Inn, Church Road
Image:The Black Bull, Station Road, BB.JPG|Black Bull, Station Road (Now closed as public house. Now business premises)
Image:Hospital Inn, Brindle Road, BB.jpg|Hospital Inn, Brindle Road
Image:Ye Olde Original Withy Trees, Station Road, BB.JPG|Ye Olde Original Withy Trees
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The [[Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire]] 125 bus route from Preston runs regularly through Bamber Bridge en route to [[Chorley]] and [[Bolton]].
'''Ye Olde Hob Inn'', Church Road. 17th century [[coach house]], built c. 1616 and originally smaller than its present dimensions. Before it was known as the Hob, it was called the 'Black Horse'.<br />
''Black Bull'', Station Road - now closed <br />
''Mackenzies In Brig bar'' (formerly the Mackenzie Arms), Station Road - now closed - now demolished<br />
''Lancs & Yorks'', Station Road - now closed - currently used by Enterprise Rent-a-Car<br />
''White Bull'', Station Road - now closed<br />
''Punch and Truncheon'' (chain-pub formerly known as 'The Blue Ball' then 'Last Orders'. The building was also the old police station), Station Road<br />
''Ye Olde Original Withy Trees'' (formerly Withy Trees Farm), Station Road<br />
''Withy Arms'' (formerly the Top House and prior to that 'Shifty O'Shea's', an Irish theme bar and prior to that the Withy Trees), Station Road<br />
''Pear Tree'', Station Road<br />
''Peters Bar'' (formerly Tommy Tuckers), School Lane<br />
''Woodsman'', School Lane - now closed<br />
''Hospital Inn'', Brindle Road <br />
''Walton Arms '' (formerly School Lane Working Men's Club)<br />
''Poachers'', Lostock Lane<br />
''Walton Fox'', South Rings Business Park


The 113 service is operated on behalf of [[Lancashire County Council]] by Vision Bus between Preston and [[Leyland, Lancashire|Leyland]] links Bamber Bridge with [[Gregson Lane]] and [[Lostock Hall]].
===Clubs and associations===

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The 112 service, also operated on behalf of Lancashire County Council by Holmeswood Chaches from Preston to [[Croston]] via [[Clayton Brook]] and Leyland, also operates through the village.
Image:Trades Hall, Station Road, BB.JPG|Trades Hall (formerly the Liberal Club), Station Road
Image:Catholic Club, Aspden Street, BB.JPG|Bamber Bridge & County Catholic Club, Aspden Street
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The seasonal X8 service to [[Keswick, Cumbria|Keswick]] operates once in each direction on Saturdays between April and October.
*Bamber Bridge Band Club, Station Road
*Bamber Bridge Conservative Club, Cranbourne Street
*Trades Hall, Station Road (formerly the Liberal Club) - famous for the [[Burial of the Coffin]]
*Bamber Bridge & County Catholic Club, Aspden Street
*[[Bamber Bridge F.C.]], Irongate, Brownedge Road
*Bamber Bridge Scooter Club, Station Road
*2376 (Bamber Bridge) Squadron ATC (Air Cadets), Mounsey Road


==Politics==
==Politics==
===Local===
===Local===
Bamber Bridge is an unparished area within [[South Ribble|South Ribble District]]. Following [[South Ribble Borough Council election, 2015|boundary reforms in 2015]] it has been represented on the Borough Council by two councillors for each of two wards. Bamber Bridge West is currently represented by Paul Foster and Caleb Tomlinson. Bamber Bridge East is represented by Ian Watkinson and John Michael Higgins. All four borough councillors are members of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://egenda.southribble.gov.uk/akssribble/users/public/admin/main.pl?op=ListCurrentMembers|title=Member and committee information {{!}} South Ribble Borough Council|website=egenda.southribble.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref>
Bamber Bridge is an unparished area within [[South Ribble|South Ribble District]]. Following [[2015 South Ribble Borough Council election|boundary reforms in 2015]] it has been split between two wards on the [[borough council]], both of which are represented by two councillors. Bamber Bridge West is currently represented by Paul Foster and Caleb Tomlinson. Bamber Bridge East is represented by Christine Melia and John Michael Higgins. All four borough councillors are members of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://egenda.southribble.gov.uk/akssribble/users/public/admin/main.pl?op=ListCurrentMembers|title=Member and committee information {{!}} South Ribble Borough Council|website=Egenda.southribble.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113113706/http://egenda.southribble.gov.uk/akssribble/users/public/admin/main.pl?op=ListCurrentMembers|archive-date=13 November 2016|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


===County===
===County===
Bamber Bridge is covered by two electoral divisions on Lancashire County Council. The first, Lostock Hall & Bamber Bridge, covers the majority of Bamber Bridge and is represented by Jim Marsh. The second, South Ribble East, covers part of the south and east of Bamber Bridge and is represented by Barrie Yates. Both county councillors are members of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/elections/results/2017/alldivs.asp|title=Lancashire County Council: Elections|website=www3.lancashire.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref>
Bamber Bridge is covered by two electoral divisions on Lancashire County Council. The first, [[Lostock Hall]] & Bamber Bridge, covers the majority of Bamber Bridge and is represented by Jeff Couperthwaite. The second, South Ribble East, covers part of the south and east of Bamber Bridge and is represented by Barrie Yates. Both county councillors are members of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/elections/results/2017/alldivs.asp|title=Lancashire County Council: Elections|website=3.lancashire.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref>


===Parliamentary===
===Parliamentary===
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the [[Boundary Commission for England]] created a modified [[Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Ribble Valley]] seat and the three Bamber Bridge electoral wards - Bamber Bridge East, Bamber Bridge North and Bamber Bridge West - moved into this constituency at the 2010 UK general election. This means that Bamber Bridge is currently represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] by [[Nigel Evans]], the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] MP for Ribble Valley. The wards were transferred despite objections raised by the Labour Party in Bamber Bridge.<ref>News Release dated 19 January 2005, The Boundary Commission for England</ref> Prior to the 2010 UK general election, the three Bamber Bridge electoral wards were in the [[Preston (UK Parliament constituency)|Preston]] parliamentary constituency and were represented by [[Mark Hendrick]] MP.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the [[Boundary Commission for England]] created a modified [[Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Ribble Valley]] seat and the three Bamber Bridge electoral wards at that time—Bamber Bridge East, Bamber Bridge North and Bamber Bridge West—moved into this constituency at the 2010 UK general election.

Following a further boundary review completed in 2023 the area remained in the Ribble Valley constituency. This means that Bamber Bridge is currently represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] by [[Maya Ellis]], the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] MP for Ribble Valley.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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'''Population'''. The 2001 Census data for the three wards that make up Bamber Bridge listed the entire population as 12,126. Of this number, 5,882 are listed as male and 6,244 as female.
'''Population'''. The [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/northwestengland/lancashire/E63000893__bamber_bridge/ 2021 Census data] for the three wards that make up Bamber Bridge listed the entire population as 40,357. Of this number, 20,042 are listed as male and 20,380 as female.


'''Age'''. The population was divided into the following age groups; 0–4 years, 5.86%; 5–15 years, 14.64%; 16–19 years, 4.19%; 20–44 years, 34.34%; 45–64 years, 25.21%, and; over 65 years, 15.75%.
'''Age'''. The population was divided into the following age groups; 0–17 years, 19.9%; 18-64 years, 60.5%; and; over 65 years, 19.6%.


'''Ethnicity'''. According to census returns, the ethnic make-up of the village was; White, 98.10%; Mixed, 0.50%; Asian or Asian British, 0.66%; Black, Black British, 0.23%, and; Chinese or other ethnic group, 0.51%.
'''Ethnicity'''. According to census returns, the ethnic make-up of the village was; White, 94.8%; Mixed, 1.8%; Asian or Asian British, 2.2%; Black, Black British, 0.7%, and; Chinese or other ethnic group, 0.3%.

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'''Religion'''. The percentage of people listing themselves as; Christian, 86.68%; Buddhist, 0.10%; Hindu, 0.32%; Jewish, 0.00%; Muslim, 0.21%; Sikh, 0.11%; Other religions, 0.07%; No religion, 7.91%, and; Religion not stated, 4.60%.

'''Housing'''. In 2001, there were a total of 5,027 households in the three wards. Of the total 84.14% were owner occupied and 15.86% were rented. Expressed as a percentage of the total; 34.50% owned their property outright; 48.47% owned their property with a mortgage or a loan, and; 1.16% of householders had [[shared ownership]] of their property. Expressed as a percentage of the total; 0.86% rented their home from the local authority; 10.22% rented from a [[housing association]]; 3.05% rented from a private landlord or a letting agency, and; 1.73% rented from another source.

'''Health'''. In 2001; 67.28% of people were listed as 'in good health'; 22.89% in fairly good health; 9.83% not in good health, and; 19.74% of people were listed with a limiting long-term illness.<ref name="neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk" />

==Transport==
[[Bamber Bridge railway station]] has hourly direct trains to [[Preston railway station|Preston]], [[Lytham St Annes]], [[Blackpool South railway station|Blackpool South]], [[Blackburn]], [[Accrington]] and [[Burnley]] and various railway stations in between. Trains to [[Bradford]], [[Leeds]], [[York]] and [[Blackpool North railway station|Blackpool North]] that pass through the unmanned station normally require a change at either Blackburn or Preston, except for one service each way daily which calls at Bamber Bridge. On Sundays between April and October, the "Dalesrail" service operates from Blackpool North to [[Carlisle railway station|Carlisle]] via [[Blackburn]], [[Clitheroe]] and the [[Settle–Carlisle Line]], calling at Bamber Bridge.


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'''Religion'''. The percentage of people listing themselves as; Christian, 63.1%; Buddhist, 0.3%; Hindu, 0.7%; Muslim, 1.3%; Sikh, 0.2%; Other religions, 0.04%; No religion, 34.1%.
The [[Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire]] 125 bus route from Preston runs through Bamber Bridge en route to Chorley and Bolton. Stagecoach's 113 service between Preston to [[Wigan]] links Bamber Bridge with Gregson Lane and Leyland. The Lancashire County Council tendered 112 service from Preston to Leyland, operated by [[Preston Bus]], also operates through the village.


==Worship==
==Worship==
Bamber Bridge has two [[Church of England|Anglican]] churches, both are parish churches in the [[Diocese of Blackburn]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/index.php?http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/diodir/leydean.htm | title=Leyland Deanery | publisher=[[Diocese of Blackburn]] | accessdate=1 October 2008 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The first to be built was [[St Saviour's Church, Cuerden|St.Saviour's Church]], on Church Road at the south end of the village, was built in 1837 on land given by Mr. R. Townley Parker (Guild mayor of Preston in 1862) and was considerably altered and enlarged in 1886/87, when the altered church was opened by Lord Cranbourne. The land for the churchyard was donated by Mr. R. A. Tatton of [[Cuerden Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/churches?CCC=LAN,GR=249,FT=Bamber%20Bridge%20St%20Saviour%20Church%20Road%20Church%20of%20England |title=Church database |publisher=GENUKI |date= |accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref> It is a [[Grade II listed building]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=1&id=358023 | title=Detailed Record: Church of St Saviour, Church Road, Bamber Bridge, South Ribble, Lancashire | work=[[Images of England]] | publisher=[[English Heritage]] | accessdate=1 October 2008 }}</ref> [[St. Aidan]]'s Church, on Station Road, was founded in 1895.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/churches?CCC=LAN,GR=248,FT=Bamber%20Bridge%20St%20Aidan%20Station%20Road%20Church%20of%20England |title=Church database |publisher=GENUKI |date= |accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref>
Bamber Bridge has two [[Church of England|Anglican]] churches, both are parish churches in the [[Diocese of Blackburn]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/index.php?http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/diodir/leydean.htm | title=Leyland Deanery | publisher=[[Diocese of Blackburn]] | access-date=1 October 2008 | archive-date=19 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919163705/https://www.blackburn.anglican.org/index.php?http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/diodir/leydean.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> The first to be built was [[St Saviour's Church, Cuerden|St.Saviour's Church]], on Church Road at the south end of the village, was built in 1837 on land given by Mr. R. Townley Parker (Guild mayor of Preston in 1862) and was considerably altered and enlarged in 1886/87, when the altered church was opened by Lord Cranbourne. The land for the churchyard was donated by Mr. R. A. Tatton of [[Cuerden Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/churches?CCC=LAN,GR=249,FT=Bamber%20Bridge%20St%20Saviour%20Church%20Road%20Church%20of%20England |title=Church database |publisher=GENUKI |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> It is a [[Grade II listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE | num=1074104 | desc=Church of St Saviour, Church Road, Bamber Bridge, South Ribble, Lancashire | access-date=1 October 2008 }}</ref> [[St. Aidan]]'s Church, on Station Road, was founded in 1895.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/churches?CCC=LAN,GR=248,FT=Bamber%20Bridge%20St%20Aidan%20Station%20Road%20Church%20of%20England |title=Church database |publisher=GENUKI |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref>


The village's [[Roman Catholic]] church, [[St. Mary]]'s Church, is on Brownedge Lane, and was built in 1826, as a replacement for a chapel. A spire was added in 1866, and the church was partly rebuilt by [[Peter Paul Pugin]] in 1892. The church has a neo-gothic [[altar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stmarysbrownedge.org.uk/ |title=St Mary's Brownedge, Bamber Bridge |website=Stmarysbrownedge.org.uk |accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref> Bamber Bridge is in the [[Diocese of Salford]].
The village's [[Roman Catholic]] church, [[St. Mary]]'s Church, is on Brownedge Lane, and was built in 1826, as a replacement for a chapel. A spire was added in 1866, and the church was partly rebuilt by [[Peter Paul Pugin]] in 1892. The church has a neo-gothic [[altar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stmarysbrownedge.org.uk/ |title=St Mary's Brownedge, Bamber Bridge |website=Stmarysbrownedge.org.uk |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> Bamber Bridge is in the [[Diocese of Salford]].


Bamber Bridge [[Methodist]] Church is on the corner of Wesley Street and Station Road, and was opened in 2006, as a replacement for an older building on the same site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bamberbridgemethodistchurch.org.uk/ |title=Bamber Bridge Methodist Church |publisher=Bamber Bridge Methodist Church |date= |accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref>
Bamber Bridge [[Methodist]] Church is on the corner of Wesley Street and Station Road, and was opened in 2006, as a replacement for an older building on the same site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bamberbridgemethodistchurch.org.uk/ |title=Bamber Bridge Methodist Church |publisher=Bamber Bridge Methodist Church |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref>


Bamber Bridge is also home to Valley Church<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valleychurch.eu/ |title=Valley Church — Welcome Home |website=Valleychurch.eu |date= |accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref> which meets in Fourfields House on Station Road. The church was planted in 2007 by Pastors Ed and Michele Carter, with the vision of 'empowering a new generation'. Valley Church is a [[church plant]] from Fulwood [[Free Methodist Church]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fulwoodfmc.net/ |title=Fulwood Free Methodist Church &#124; Be Disciples, Make Disciples |website=Fulwoodfmc.net |date= |accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref> and originally met in Walton-le-Dale Arts College and High School before outgrowing the facilities there and moving to Fourfields House in 2011. The church meets twice every Sunday for services with vibrant music and life-relevant teaching.
Bamber Bridge is also home to Valley Church<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valleychurch.eu/ |title=Valley Church — Welcome Home |website=Valleychurch.eu |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> which meets in Fourfields House on Station Road. The church was planted in 2007 by Pastors Ed and Michele Carter. Valley Church is a [[church plant]] from Fulwood [[Free Methodist Church]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fulwoodfmc.net/ |title=Fulwood Free Methodist Church &#124; Be Disciples, Make Disciples |website=Fulwoodfmc.net |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> and originally met in Walton-le-Dale Arts College and High School before outgrowing the facilities there and moving to Fourfields House in 2011.


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|Image:Pugin Altar.jpg|Altar designed by Peter Paul Pugin. Located within Brownedge St. Mary's & St. Benedict's RC Church, Brownedge Lane
|Image:Pugin Altar.jpg|Altar designed by Peter Paul Pugin. Located within Brownedge St. Mary's & St. Benedict's RC Church, Brownedge Lane
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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
*[[Kevin Brown (blues musician)|Kevin Brown]] (born 1950), an English [[blues]] musician was born in Bamber Bridge.<ref name="Dixie">{{cite web|author=Bluesweb |url=http://www.bluesweb.com/p_artiste.php3?id_rubrique=119 |title=Dixiefrog Records |website=Bluesweb.com |date= |accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref>
*[[Kevin Brown (blues musician)|Kevin Brown]] (born 1950), an English [[blues]] musician was born in Bamber Bridge.<ref name="Dixie">{{cite web |author=Bluesweb |url=http://www.bluesweb.com/p_artiste.php3?id_rubrique=119 |title=Dixiefrog Records |website=Bluesweb.com |access-date=4 April 2017 |archive-date=6 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022226/http://www.bluesweb.com/p_artiste.php3?id_rubrique=119 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Bamber Bridge is a large village[2] in Lancashire, England, 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge".[3] People who live in Bamber Bridge like to be known as Briggers.

History

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1845 map of Bamber Bridge.

Textiles

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By 1764 calico printing had been established in what was then a village; this was the first example of calico printing anywhere in Lancashire. Previously had been mainly carried out in the south of England, before spreading to Scotland and the northern counties.[4][5]

In 1857, as a result of the downturn in the cotton trade, a large manufacturer and spinner in the village (Bamber Bridge SP & WN Co.) reported liabilities estimated at £40,000 to £60,000, and were about to go on short time.[6]

On 31 October 1859, the Withy Trees Mill in the village, owned by Eccles and Company, burnt down. It was reported that the spinning-master and engineer had stayed on after the mill had closed at 6:00 pm to repair some machinery on the third floor. A spark from a lamp is said to have dropped on some cotton waste, igniting it. Nobody was killed or injured, but between 16,000 and 17,000 spindles and 270 looms were destroyed and 250 people lost their jobs.[7]

On 7 June 1862, The Times stated that 600 hands had been thrown out of work with the stoppage of Dewhurst's Mill. The same report described the economic problems of the village: 1 in 5 people in Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale and the surrounding area were now reduced to pauperism.[8]

A petition against the recognition of the Confederate States of America was presented to the House of Commons on Monday, 29 June 1863, by a villager, a Mr Barnes. No mention is made of his first name or whether he represented any organisation.[9]

The trade unionist George Woodcock was born in Bamber Bridge on 20 October 1904. He was a voluntary official of the Bamber Bridge branch of the Weavers' Association after a spell of tuberculosis. He won a TUC scholarship to Ruskin College, Oxford in 1929. He was awarded the CBE in 1953 and appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1957. He was General Secretary of the TUC in 1960 and a member of the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers' Associations in 1965 and served as chairman from 1969 to 1971. He died on 30 October 1979.[10][11]

Second World War

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During the Second World War, Bamber Bridge was home to the 1511 Quartermaster Truck regiment. The unit was racially segregated, and all of the soldiers except the officers were African American. Tensions in the wake of the 1943 Detroit race riot caused a major fight, known as the Battle of Bamber Bridge to break out between white American military police on one side, and black American soldiers and townsfolk on the other. A Black American soldier, Private William Crossland, was killed. In June 2022, a memorial garden commemorating the battle was created opposite the pub where the Battle of Bamber Bridge started. The incident inspired the plot of the 2022 film The Railway Children Return.[12]

  • Top of the tower, all that remains of Orr's Mill, School Lane. This was originally the top part of the tower of the Bamber Bridge Spinning & Weaving Company mill, Wesley Street (image shown in this collection). A similar dome had adorned Orr's Mill.
    Top of the tower, all that remains of Orr's Mill, School Lane. This was originally the top part of the tower of the Bamber Bridge Spinning & Weaving Company mill, Wesley Street (image shown in this collection). A similar dome had adorned Orr's Mill.
  • These cottages on Withy Trees Road were constructed for the hands at Withy Trees Mill
    These cottages on Withy Trees Road were constructed for the hands at Withy Trees Mill
  • Handloom weavers' cottages, Church Road
    Handloom weavers' cottages, Church Road
  • Spinners' cottages, Spinners Square
    Spinners' cottages, Spinners Square
  • Bamber Bridge Spinning & Weaving Company Mill, Wesley Street, prior to its demolition in 2015
    Bamber Bridge Spinning & Weaving Company Mill, Wesley Street, prior to its demolition in 2015
  • Inscription, Bamber Bridge Spinning & Weaving Company Mill, Wesley Street, prior to its demolition in 2015
    Inscription, Bamber Bridge Spinning & Weaving Company Mill, Wesley Street, prior to its demolition in 2015

Transport

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Railways

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The first railway through Bamber Bridge was the horsedrawn Lancaster Canal Tramroad, which connected two parts of the Lancaster Canal, and crossed Station Road.

The steam-hauled railway came to Bamber Bridge around the same time as the first cotton mills. A line was built connecting Blackburn with the West Coast Main Line at Farington, with a branch connecting Bamber Bridge directly to Preston. Bamber Bridge station was built where the railway crossed Station Road at a level crossing.

The stretch of track through the village was first owned by the East Lancashire Railway, then the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway following incorporation in 1847.

In March 1859, a Hurricane engine bolted off the rails at Bamber Bridge, ran across the level crossings and caught the end of a house, knocking down the gable end. The accident did not end with any death or injury, even though a woman was washing in the kitchen of the house.[13]

The railway was then amalgamated into the London & North Western Railway in 1922, and twelve months later became part of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS). The LMS plaque was still in existence on the station subway buildings before their demolition in 2005 due to dilapidation. The railways were nationalised in 1948, becoming part of British Railways. The railways were privatised in the 1990s with Bamber Bridge station having been operated by First North Western, Northern Rail, Arriva Rail North and Northern Trains.

The line from Farington to Blackburn is now part of the East Lancashire Line.

The direct route to Preston was closed by British Rail in the 1970s, and most of the route is now a cycle route, forming part of the National Cycle Network.

Roads

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Station Road is the main road through Bamber Bridge, and most of the shops are on this road. It crosses the railway at a level crossing next to the railway station. It was formerly part of the A6, until a bypass was built in the 1980s.[14]

The village is also at the northern end of the A49, where it meets the A6.

The section of the M6 motorway around the village is part of the Preston Bypass opened in 1958,[citation needed] the first motorway in Britain, and includes the junction with the M61 from Manchester. More recently the M65 has been extended to join the A6, also in Bamber Bridge.

Public transport

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Bamber Bridge railway station has hourly direct trains to Preston, Blackburn, Accrington and Burnley and various railway stations in between. There are also Sunday direct services to Lytham St Annes and Blackpool South but these require a change at Preston on other days. Trains to Bradford and Leeds that pass through the unmanned station normally require a change at either Blackburn or Preston.

The Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire 125 bus route from Preston runs regularly through Bamber Bridge en route to Chorley and Bolton.

The 113 service is operated on behalf of Lancashire County Council by Vision Bus between Preston and Leyland links Bamber Bridge with Gregson Lane and Lostock Hall.

The 112 service, also operated on behalf of Lancashire County Council by Holmeswood Chaches from Preston to Croston via Clayton Brook and Leyland, also operates through the village.

The seasonal X8 service to Keswick operates once in each direction on Saturdays between April and October.

Politics

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Local

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Bamber Bridge is an unparished area within South Ribble District. Following boundary reforms in 2015 it has been split between two wards on the borough council, both of which are represented by two councillors. Bamber Bridge West is currently represented by Paul Foster and Caleb Tomlinson. Bamber Bridge East is represented by Christine Melia and John Michael Higgins. All four borough councillors are members of the Labour Party.[15]

County

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Bamber Bridge is covered by two electoral divisions on Lancashire County Council. The first, Lostock Hall & Bamber Bridge, covers the majority of Bamber Bridge and is represented by Jeff Couperthwaite. The second, South Ribble East, covers part of the south and east of Bamber Bridge and is represented by Barrie Yates. Both county councillors are members of the Conservative Party.[16]

Parliamentary

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Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the Boundary Commission for England created a modified Ribble Valley seat and the three Bamber Bridge electoral wards at that time—Bamber Bridge East, Bamber Bridge North and Bamber Bridge West—moved into this constituency at the 2010 UK general election.

Following a further boundary review completed in 2023 the area remained in the Ribble Valley constituency. This means that Bamber Bridge is currently represented in the House of Commons by Maya Ellis, the Labour Party MP for Ribble Valley.

Demographics

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Population. The 2021 Census data for the three wards that make up Bamber Bridge listed the entire population as 40,357. Of this number, 20,042 are listed as male and 20,380 as female.

Age. The population was divided into the following age groups; 0–17 years, 19.9%; 18-64 years, 60.5%; and; over 65 years, 19.6%.

Ethnicity. According to census returns, the ethnic make-up of the village was; White, 94.8%; Mixed, 1.8%; Asian or Asian British, 2.2%; Black, Black British, 0.7%, and; Chinese or other ethnic group, 0.3%.

Religion. The percentage of people listing themselves as; Christian, 63.1%; Buddhist, 0.3%; Hindu, 0.7%; Muslim, 1.3%; Sikh, 0.2%; Other religions, 0.04%; No religion, 34.1%.

Worship

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Bamber Bridge has two Anglican churches, both are parish churches in the Diocese of Blackburn.[17] The first to be built was St.Saviour's Church, on Church Road at the south end of the village, was built in 1837 on land given by Mr. R. Townley Parker (Guild mayor of Preston in 1862) and was considerably altered and enlarged in 1886/87, when the altered church was opened by Lord Cranbourne. The land for the churchyard was donated by Mr. R. A. Tatton of Cuerden Hall.[18] It is a Grade II listed building.[19] St. Aidan's Church, on Station Road, was founded in 1895.[20]

The village's Roman Catholic church, St. Mary's Church, is on Brownedge Lane, and was built in 1826, as a replacement for a chapel. A spire was added in 1866, and the church was partly rebuilt by Peter Paul Pugin in 1892. The church has a neo-gothic altar.[21] Bamber Bridge is in the Diocese of Salford.

Bamber Bridge Methodist Church is on the corner of Wesley Street and Station Road, and was opened in 2006, as a replacement for an older building on the same site.[22]

Bamber Bridge is also home to Valley Church[23] which meets in Fourfields House on Station Road. The church was planted in 2007 by Pastors Ed and Michele Carter. Valley Church is a church plant from Fulwood Free Methodist Church[24] and originally met in Walton-le-Dale Arts College and High School before outgrowing the facilities there and moving to Fourfields House in 2011.

  • Altar designed by Peter Paul Pugin. Located within Brownedge St. Mary's & St. Benedict's RC Church, Brownedge Lane
    Altar designed by Peter Paul Pugin. Located within Brownedge St. Mary's & St. Benedict's RC Church, Brownedge Lane
  • St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Station Road
    St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Station Road
  • St. Saviour's Anglican Church, Church Road
    St. Saviour's Anglican Church, Church Road
  • St. Mary's RC Church, Brownedge Lane
    St. Mary's RC Church, Brownedge Lane
  • New Methodist Church in Bamber Bridge, completed in 2006
    New Methodist Church in Bamber Bridge, completed in 2006

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2001 census returns for the three Bamber Bridge Wards". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office For National Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Bamber Bridge, South Ribble - area information, map, walks and more". Getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Bamber Bridge" A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.
  4. ^ The Times, Friday, 27 June 1913; p. 31; Issue 40249; col B
  5. ^ The Calico Printing Industry of Lancastria in the 1840s by K. L. Wallwork. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, No. 45. (September , 1968), pp. 143-156.
  6. ^ The Times, Wednesday, 27 May 1857; p. 10; Issue 22691; col F
  7. ^ The Times, Friday, 4 November 1859; p. 4; Issue 23455; col E
  8. ^ The Times, Saturday, 7 June 1862; p. 12; Issue 24266; col F
  9. ^ The Times, Tuesday, 30 June 1863; p. 7; Issue 24598; col D
  10. ^ The Times, Monday, 19 November 1979; p. 25; Issue 60478; col C
  11. ^ Geoffrey Goodman, "Woodcock, George (1904–1979)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  12. ^ "Railway Children reboot: film explores black GI segregation in 40s Britain". The Guardian. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  13. ^ The Times 14 March 1859; p. 9; Issue 23253; col F
  14. ^ "A6 - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki". Sabre-roads.org.uk. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Member and committee information | South Ribble Borough Council". Egenda.southribble.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Lancashire County Council: Elections". 3.lancashire.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Leyland Deanery". Diocese of Blackburn. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  18. ^ "Church database". GENUKI. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  19. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Saviour, Church Road, Bamber Bridge, South Ribble, Lancashire (1074104)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  20. ^ "Church database". GENUKI. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  21. ^ "St Mary's Brownedge, Bamber Bridge". Stmarysbrownedge.org.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Bamber Bridge Methodist Church". Bamber Bridge Methodist Church. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  23. ^ "Valley Church — Welcome Home". Valleychurch.eu. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  24. ^ "Fulwood Free Methodist Church | Be Disciples, Make Disciples". Fulwoodfmc.net. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  25. ^ Bluesweb. "Dixiefrog Records". Bluesweb.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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