Barrow, Lancashire

This article is about the village near Clitheroe. For the town formerly in Lancashire and known as Barrow, see Barrow-in-Furness.

Barrow is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district in Lancashire, England, situated between Whalley and Clitheroe and bypassed by the A59. It has a primary school,^[1] a Chinese takeaway and two parks. The village is well served by local bus routes, giving direct access to many parts of Lancashire. New development has taken place in the area between Whalley Road (the former route of the A59) and the bypass.

Barrow
Bay Horse public house, Barrow
Barrow Shown within Ribble Valley Show map of the Borough of Ribble Valley Barrow Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD736384
Civil parish	Barrow
District	Ribble Valley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CLITHEROE
Postcode district	BB7
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Ribble Valley
List of places UK England Lancashire 53.841°N 2.400°W / 53.841; -2.400

It is the birthplace of Lancashire and England cricketer Cyril Washbrook, and there are two streets in the village in his name.

According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, 646 people lived in the built-up area of Barrow village.^[2]

Barrow Parish Council was created in 2015, previously the village was in Wiswell civil parish.^[3]

Along with Wiswell, Pendleton, Mearley and Worston, the parish forms the Wiswell and Pendleton ward of Ribble Valley Borough Council. ^[4][5]