Welcome to Bracewell

Bracewell is a small village located in the county of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the border of Yorkshire and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a rich history dating back to the 12th century when it was first mentioned in historical records. Bracewell is known for its picturesque scenery, charming cottages, and friendly locals.

One of the most notable landmarks in Bracewell is the St. Michael and All Angels Church. This beautiful church dates back to the 14th century and is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. The church is known for its stunning stained glass windows, intricate carvings, and peaceful atmosphere. Visitors can also explore the churchyard, which is home to many historic graves and monuments.

Bracewell is also home to several walking trails that offer stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The village is located near the Forest of Bowland, which is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Visitors can explore the forest on foot or by bike and enjoy the stunning scenery and wildlife. Overall, Bracewell is a charming village that offers a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Local Weather

Clear

Temp: 8.4°C

Feels Like: 6.3°C

Wind: 7.6 MPH

Wind Dir: SSW

Local Schools

School	Details
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Barnoldswick Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Natalie Wood	West Close Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5EN 01282813045 School Website
Gisburn Road Community Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Nicola Walker	Gisburn Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5LS 01282812287 School Website
The Alternative School Other Independent School Ages:6-18 Head Teacher Ms Kirsty Swierkowski	The Old Library Fernlea Avenue Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5DW 1282851800
Coates Lane Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs David Toddington	Kirkstall Drive Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 6EZ 01282812203 School Website
Barnoldswick Church Of England Controlled Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Ms Michelle Ellis	Kelbrook Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5TB 01282813014 School Website
West Craven High School Academy Converter Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mrs Lynne Blomley	Kelbrook Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5TB 1282812292 School Website
Gisburn Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Lisa Mccloskey	Burnley Road Gisburn Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 4ET 01200445406 School Website
Salterforth Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Vikki Havers-Strong	Cross Lane Salterforth Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5UD 01282812223 School Website
Thornton In Craven Community Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Suzie Brown	Cam Lane Thornton-In-Craven Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 3SX 01282843381 School Website
Earby Springfield Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Dawn Liversidge	Bailey Street Earby Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 6SJ 01282843598 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Gargrave Church Street, Gargrave, North Yorkshire, BD23 3NE 5.45 Miles

Hellifield Station Road, Hellifield, North Yorkshire, BD23 4HN 5.48 Miles

Colne Primet Hill, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 9NX 5.49 Miles

Long Preston Station Road, Long Preston, North Yorkshire, BD23 4NH 6.18 Miles

Cononley Cononley Lane, Cononley, West Yorkshire, BD20 8HY 6.69 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
S D Cars 01282 814310 Unit 4 48-52 Gisburn Street, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5ER 1.21 Miles
Marsden J J Limo Ltd 01282 813000 Gisburn Road, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5NQ 1.30 Miles
Craven Cars (Taxis) 01282 815111 1 Masons Way, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 6DU 1.35 Miles
Yellow Cars 01282 814000 3 Station Road, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5NA 1.44 Miles
S D Cars 01282 814310 12 Kelbrook Rd, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5BX 1.84 Miles
Gill's Taxis 01282 841301 58 Salterforth Road, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 6ND 2.86 Miles
Country Cars 01282 844440 8 Victoria Road, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 6US 2.97 Miles
Colne Minibus 07891 455796 2 Birtwistle Av, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 9RT 5.06 Miles
Escort Taxis 01282 868788 15 New Market Street, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 9BJ 5.45 Miles
Skelton Street Taxis 01282 866645 11B Skelton Street, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 9JE 5.47 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Bracewell Village D Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Horton In Craven D Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Gisburn Road Post Office Collection Today available until:11:45 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:11:45
Gisburn Street Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Bethel Street Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Coates Post Office Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Barnoldswick Post Office Collection Today available until:12:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Butts Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Town Head Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ghyll Meadows Collection Today available until:11:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:30
Barnoldwick New Tso Box Collection Today available until:12:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Coates Avenue Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Park Road Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Longing Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Manchester Road Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Barnoldswick Med Ctr 01282 811911	Barnoldswick Med Ctr Park Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5BG
The Pendle Medical Partnership 01282 731370	The Surgery Edward Street, Earby Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 6QT
Hellifield Surgery	The Old Co-Op Hall Main Street Hellifield North Yorkshire BD23 4JY
The Pendle Medical Partnership	Colne Corner Surgery Colne Health Centre Craddock Road Colne Lancashire BB8 0JZ
Colne Health Centre Pharmacy - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Colne Health Centre Craddock Road Colne BB8 0JZ

Local Stores

Barnoldswick
Rainhall Road
Barnoldswick
Lancashire
BB18 6AB
01282 816425
shop.4612@coop.co.uk
Store Website
1.53 miles

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SPAR Strand
Strand Garage
Skipton Rd
Barnoldswick
BB18 5EG
01282 853357
Store Website
1.3 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Pendle Pet Care Limited T/A Stanley House Veterinary Group
14-18 Skipton Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5NB 01282 852390 liz@stanleyhousevets.co.uk Website 1.41 miles

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Mearley Veterinary Group
145A Gisburn Road Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6HQ 01282 619318 5.45 miles

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Pendle Pet Care Limited T/A Stanley House Veterinary Group
16-20 Albert Road Colne Lancashire BB8 0AA 01282 863892 liz@stanleyhousevets.co.uk Website 5.49 miles
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Colne Vets4pets Ltd
Inside Pets At Home Unit 3, Corporation Street Retail Park Corporation Street Colne Lancashire BB8 8LU 01282 857730 colne@vets4pets.com 5.83 miles
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Craven Farm Vets
Skipton Auction Mart Gargrave Road Skipton Yorkshire BD23 1UD 01756 700 940 auction@kingswayvets.co.uk Website 7.22 miles
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Myerscough Veterinary Group
84 Colne Road Brierfield Nelson Lancashire BB9 5NN 01282 699 588 brierfield@myvets.co.uk Website 7.42 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Alkincoates Reserve Colne
Alkincoats Woodland Walk Alkincoats Rd Colne BB8 9DN 4.85 miles

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Pendle Hill
2 Barley Ln Nelson Lancashire BB9 6LH 5.55 miles

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Skipton Castle Woods
The Bailey Skipton Lancashire BD23 1UA 8.41 miles

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Gawthorpe Hall
Gawthorpe Hall Burnley Road Padiham Lancashire 9.64 miles On Exiting The Main Road, Make Sure To Take The Single Track Road To The Right, Not The Road That Leads To The Housing Estate.

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Hurstwood Reservoir
Park Up And Follow The Path Through The Gate, Walk Up The Path To The Reservoir And Walk Around It. It Takes About 45 Minutes But If Your Dog Loves Water Like Hector Does You Will Spend Ages At The Waters Edge Throwing A Ball Into The Water!! We Have Hector Off Lead However If You Decide To Walk Through The Woodland Off Path Beware Of Mountain Bikes And Horses. 23 Hurstwood Ln Worsthorne Burnley BB10 3LF 10.71 miles

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Towneley Park
Towneley Park Lancashire 10.77 miles Brown Signs Direct You There Within Several Miles. 3 Car Parks From Various Access Roads. Close To Burnley Town Centre On The Road Out Towards Todmorden.

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Weather Forecast

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	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy
Temp	-12.3°C	-12.8°C	-15.3°C	-16.4°C	-15.7°C	-11.4°C	-7°C	-3.8°C	-2°C	-2.7°C	-4.8°C	-5.6°C
Feels Like	-15.7°C	-15.4°C	-19.5°C	-20.4°C	-17.6°C	-14.8°C	-10.4°C	-6.9°C	-5.1°C	-5.1°C	-7.4°C	-8.7°C

Saturday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Overcast	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Overcast	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-5.7°C	-5.6°C	-6.4°C	-6.6°C	-5.4°C	-2.6°C	0.4°C	2.9°C	4.1°C	2.6°C	-0.1°C	-1.9°C
Feels Like	-9°C	-9.5°C	-10.9°C	-11.3°C	-10.6°C	-8°C	-4.7°C	-1.7°C	0.1°C	-1°C	-4.1°C	-6.6°C

Sunday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Clear	Clear
Temp	-2.8°C	-3.2°C	-3.5°C	-3.6°C	-1.6°C	1.6°C	5.4°C	8.3°C	9.4°C	8.9°C	6.2°C	1.1°C
Feels Like	-7.9°C	-8.6°C	-9°C	-9.2°C	-6.8°C	-2.8°C	2°C	5.8°C	7.3°C	6.9°C	3.5°C	-2.9°C

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