Gisburn Forest

Gisburn Forest is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley, in Lancashire, England. Mainly lying within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the parish includes the larger part of the village of Tosside and the hamlet of Grunsagill to the south. Historically, the parish lay within the West Riding of Yorkshire. It had a population of 151 at the 2011 Census.

Gisburn Forest
Gisburn Forest in the parish of Gisburn Forest
Gisburn Forest
Location in Ribble Valley Borough
Gisburn Forest
Location in the Forest of Bowland
Gisburn Forest
Location within Lancashire
Area17.9253 km2 (6.9210 sq mi)
Population151 (2011 census)
 Density8/km2 (21/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSD770556
Civil parish
  • Gisburn Forest
District
  • Ribble Valley
Shire county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSKIPTON
Postcode districtBD23
Dialling code01729
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Ribble Valley

The parish adjoins the Ribble Valley parishes of Easington, Bolton-by-Bowland and Paythorne along with Lawkland, Giggleswick, Rathmell, Wigglesworth and Halton West in the Craven district of North Yorkshire.

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