Bowland-with-Leagram

Bowland-with-Leagram is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, covering part of the Forest of Bowland. According to the census, the parish had a population of 181 in 1951, 128 in 2001 and 169 at the Census 2011.

Bowland-with-Leagram
Leagram Hall
Bowland-with-Leagram
Location in Ribble Valley
Bowland-with-Leagram
Location in the Forest of Bowland
Bowland-with-Leagram
Location within Lancashire
Area18.8702 km2 (7.2858 sq mi)
Population169 (2011 census)
 Density9/km2 (23/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSD635455
District
  • Ribble Valley
Shire county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTON
Postcode districtPR3
Post townClitheroe
Postcode districtBB7
Dialling code01995
01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Ribble Valley

As the only part of the historical Forest of Bowland that lay within the historical bounds of Lancashire, the area was known for many centuries by the name of Little Bowland and this name remains in common use today.

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