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 census of 2011.[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 (2006)
Eccleshill Shown within Blackburn with Darwen Show map of Blackburn with Darwen Eccleshill Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	319 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SD707236
Civil parish	Eccleshill
District	Blackburn with Darwen
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARWEN
Postcode district	BB3
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Rossendale and Darwen

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

• Listed buildings in Eccleshill, Lancashire

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.

External links

• Eccleshill Parish Council