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Rishton Data Recovery
| Rishton | |
  Rishton
Rishton shown within Lancashire |
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| Population | 7,350 (2001 census)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| District | Hyndburn |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLACKBURN |
| Postcode district | BB1 |
| Dialling code | 01254 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Hyndburn |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Rishton
Rishton is a small town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, about 2 miles west of Clayton-le-Moors and 4 miles east of Blackburn. It constituted an urban district from 1894 to 1974.
Rishton was the first place that the cloth calico was woven on an industrial scale.[citation needed] Its name means "village (or farm) amid the rushes".[2][3]
Geography
Rishton is situated in an area of low moorland east of Blackburn and north-west of Accrington. Its elevation above sea level varies from 250 feet (76 m) in the east where Norden Brook flows into the River Hyndburn, to 785 feet (239 m) on Rishton Height, north-west of the town.[4]
Population
The 2001 census recorded a population of 7350, in 2,973 households. 97% of the population were in the White British ethnic group.[1][5]
Local government
The two tiers of local government are Hyndburn Borough Council (a non-metropolitan district with borough status) and Lancashire County Council. Prior to the creation of Hyndburn district in 1974, Rishton had been an urban district, with its own council. It is not within a civil parish.
Rishton is one of the 16 wards on Hyndburn Council, and is represented by three councillors, out of a total of 35 for the district. As of 2008, the ward has two Conservative councillors and one from the Labour Party.[6]
Leisure and tourism
The facilities at Cutwood Park, between Blackburn Road and the reservoir include a football pitch and a children's playground.[7]
Local pubs/clubs
The Rishton Arms, at the end of Station Road and locally known as The Station because of its proximity to the railway station.
The Roebuck, High Street
Walmsley Arms, High Street
The Conservative Club, Cliff Street
Free Gardeners Working Men's Club, Parker Street
Rishton Legion Working Men's Club, Walmsley Street
Rishton Workmen's Club, Commercial Street
Cricket
Rishton has over the years been famous for its cricket team, Rishton Cricket Club. Notable professionals who have played for the club include Viv Richards in 1987. Other former professional include, former England Coach Duncan Fletcher, Sky Sports' very own Michael Holding former West Indies international, Aussie fast bowler Jason Gillespie, former South African cricket captain Allan Donald and Sri Lankan right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler Kumar Dharmasena.
See Rishton Cricket Club
Sailing
Sailing has taken place on Rishton Reservoir since the start of the 20th century.[8] East Lancashire Sailing Club is based at the reservoir, and is a RYA training establishment.
Golf
Rishton Golf Club is located off Petre Crescent and is a 9 hole course.
Churches
Rishton Christian Fellowship, Commercial Street.
Rishton Baptist Church, Commercial Street[9]
Rishton Methodist Church, Albert Street[10]
St Charles Borromeo RC Church, St Charles Road[11]
St Peter and St Paul Church (Anglican), Blackburn Road[12][13]
Primitive Methodist Church, School Street[14]
United Methodist Church, Mary Street[14]
Transport
The main road through Rishton is the A678 Blackburn to Burnley road; there is also the B6535 (formerly A6064), which connects the town to Great Harwood.[15] In 1997, the Blackburn Southern By-pass section of the M65 motorway opened, bypassing the A678.[16]
In the 19th century, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was a major transport route in the area. The section of the canal through Rishton was completed in 1810.[17] Rishton Reservoir, which provides water to the canal, was built in 1828.[18] The East Lancashire Railway, which was opened in 1848, crossed the reservoir on a viaduct until 1858; it is now on an embankment.[19]
Rishton railway station, south-west of the town centre, is on the East Lancashire Line. As of 2008 the route is operated by Northern Rail, and consists of one train per hour between Blackpool South and Colne. Bus services are more frequent, and include the Hyndburn Circular routes and Route 152, both operated by Lancashire United.
Notable Rishtoners
George Tomlinson - Education Minister to Clement Attlee's Government and MP for the Farnworth constituency in Bolton[20]
Ernest Marsden - Assistant of Ernest Rutherford
Eric Whalley - Accrington Stanley Chairman
Martin Dobson - Burnley and Everton F.C. Midfielder
Brett Ormerod - Preston North End Striker
Christine Walkden - Celebrity Gardener[21]
