Sabden
Sign in to saveSabden is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Sabden is located south of Pendle Hill, in a valley about three miles north west of Padiham. The parish covers , of which is occupied by the village. It lies in the Forest of Pendle section of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,422
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Sabden - geograph.org.uk - 67357.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Sabden viewed from Padiham Heights
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.population
- 1,422
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.official_name
- Sabden
- UK place.civil_parish
- Sabden
- UK place.shire_district
- Ribble Valley
- UK place.shire_county
- Lancashire
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Ribble Valley
- UK place.post_town
- CLITHEROE
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Ribble Valley
- Population
- +1422
- Image
- Sabden - geograph.org.uk - 67357.jpg
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Sabden is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Sabden is located south of Pendle Hill, in a valley about three miles north west of Padiham. The parish covers , of which is occupied by the village. It lies in the Forest of Pendle section of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
==Toponymy== Sabden is believed to have been derived from Old English , meaning "spruce valley." The name occurs as early as 1296 as "Sapedene;" however, this likely refers to Sabden Hall, located in the hamlet now known as Sabden Fold in Goldshaw Booth.