Welcome to Twiston
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Twiston is a village and a civil parish in the Ribble Valley District, in the English county of Lancashire. It is near the town of Clitheroe and the village of Downham (in whose parish the population of Twiston is now included). The parish is part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It adjoins the Ribble Valley parishes of Downham and Rimington, and the Pendle parish of Barley-with-Wheatley Booth. Twiston was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Clitheroe Rural District from 1894 till 1974.Along with Chatburn and Downham, the parish makes up the Chatburn ward of Ribble Valley Borough Council.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
350 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
197 (2021) |
Density |
56 people/km2 |
Mean age |
|
Ward |
Chatburn |
District |
Ribble Valley |
Postcodes |
BB7 |
ONS ID |
E04005284 |
Council
Contact details for Twiston Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Twiston Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Twiston Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Twiston Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Twiston Parish.
Local News
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"Save our beautiful wildflowers' campaign launched by Ribble Valley author and walker
Published: 18th May 2021
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Look inside grade II listed manor house on the market for £1.25m
Published: 12th Oct 2019