Cliviger

Cliviger

Coordinates: 53°45′54″N 2°12′22″W / 53.765°N 2.206°W / 53.765; -2.206

Cliviger
View over Cliviger.jpg
A view over Cliviger
Cliviger is located in Lancashire
Cliviger

 Cliviger shown within Lancashire
Population 2,350 (2001)
OS grid reference SD864299
Parish Cliviger
District Burnley
Shire county Lancashire
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BURNLEY
Postcode district BB10
Dialling code 01282
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Burnley
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire

Cliviger is a civil parish within the Borough of Burnley, in Lancashire, England. It is situated to the southeast of Burnley, and northwest of Todmorden and has a population of 2,350.[1] Although the whole parish lies within the Borough of Burnley it is actually split between three postal towns, with a few farms lying in either Todmorden or Bacup postal towns.

Nowadays, it is mainly a dormitory area for people working in Burnley.

Contrary to popular (and in some cases mistaken local) belief there is no village of "Cliviger". The principal settlements within the parish are Walk Mill, Southward Bottom, Overtown, Mereclough and Holme Chapel.

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History

There is some conjecture as to the origin of the name, but it is popularly thought to have Saxon origins and means 'sloping acre'.[citation needed]. The most likely explanation though is that Cliviger is derived from "Clivacher", a name which first appears in 1152 when Henry de Lacy gifted the land to Kirkstall Abbey. Neither Clivercher, Clivacher nor Cliviger are mentioned in the Domesday survey. The name Clivacher is closely associated with a steward of the de Lacys, Gilbert de Clivacher; however the last known member of the family was Cecilia de Clivacher who died shortly before the accession of Edward I to the throne of England. After that the name becomes extinct.

During the mid-eighteenth century, it produced worsted pieces for the neighbouring town of Burnley. An annual event is the Holme Sheep Fair, which is said to be one of the oldest village fairs in England.[citation needed]

St John the Divine Church in Holme Chapel was built in 1787 by Rev. Dr. Thomas Dunham Whitaker who was vicar of the parish from 1796 to 1821. The churchyard is the resting place of James Yorke Scarlett, a British General in the Crimean War, famous for leading the charge of the Heavy Brigade. The chapel also contains two 15th century misericords, which probably originated at Whalley Abbey

Governance

Cliviger Parish Council consists of 9 councillors who serve a 4 year term of office, with council meetings held once a month.[2] It is also part of the Cliviger with Hurstwood ward of Burnley Borough Council, along with the neighbouring parish of Worsthorne with Hurstwood. Currently represented by Michael Tattersall, David Heginbotham, and Cosima Towneley [3] (all of whom also serve on the parish council and are affiliated with the Conservative Party). And it is also part of the 'Burnley Rural' seat of Lancashire County Council.

Cliviger is made up of five enumeration districts named Mereclough, Overtown, Walk Mill, Southward Bottom and Holme Chapel, the last being regarded as the village centre, with a Primary School (St John The Divine C.E.Primary school), the church and the village hall.

Geography

The parish is located at the northwestern entrance to Cliviger Gorge, which extends southeast to the (now) West Yorkshire town of Todmorden. It is regarded as a remarkable example of a glacial valley[4] that follows a fault line cutting through the South Pennine Moors.

The valley was formerly a major transport link between Lancashire and Yorkshire, both the A646 road and a railway line pass through it (there was previously a railway station at Holme Chapel). However a road called ‘the long causeway’ which runs above the valley (passing Coal Clough Wind Farm), is believed to be ancient in its origins, possibly dating back to the Bronze Age.[5]

The parish contains the sources of the Lancashire River Calder, the West Yorkshire river with the same name, and the River Irwell. It lies astride the main watershed of Great Britain, as the Lancashire Calder and the Irwell flow west (via the rivers Ribble and Mersey respectively) to the Irish Sea, whilst the Yorkshire Calder flows east (via the Aire, then Ouse) into the North Sea.

People

The parish is the historical home of the Whitaker family, possibly the most notable being 16th century theologian William Whitaker. Ormerod House was the home of the Thursby family - notable members include General James Yorke Scarlett, commander of the so-called "Heavy Brigade" during the Crimean War; and also the mother of Korvettenkapitan Peter-Erich Cremer, one of the most decorated U-boat aces of the Second World War (and ultimately adjutant to Grand Admiral Karl Doentiz), was a Thursby.

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