Bracewell and Brogden
former civil parish, now in Barnoldswick, in the West Craven area of the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England
Bracewell and Brogden is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Barnoldswick, in the West Craven area of the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 238, increasing slightly to 244 at the 2011 census. The parish included Bracewell (at grid reference SD863485) and Brogden (at SD858472); historically, both are in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The parish was formed on 1 April 1987 from "Bracewell" and "Brogden" parishes. On 1 April 2023, the civil parish was abolished and its territory added to Barnoldswick civil parish.
Toponymy
Bracewell: from a personal name, either Braegd or Breiđ, + 'well' = 'spring or stream': hence, 'Braegd's/Breiđ's spring or stream'
Brogden: 'The valley of the brook'.
History
The old Roman road from Ribchester to Ilkley passes through the parish, with the remains of a 4th-century Romano-British farmstead known as Bomber Camp located next to the boundary with Gisburn.
Bracewell was once a very small ancient parish in its own right. Brogden was a township in the ancient parish of Barnoldswick. It used to include the Admergill area now part of Blacko.
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