Sabden
Built-up area in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.833, -2.339 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SD 77 37 |
| Population: | 1,422 |
| Dialling code: | 01200 (Clitheroe) |
Sabden is a small village in the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, in north‑west England, set in a shallow valley with moorland and pasture rising around it. The village sits on the course of Sabden Brook and lies close to the eastern edge of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with Pendle Hill and the market towns of Clitheroe and Burnley within easy reach.
Historically Sabden grew as a small industrial and farming community, with 19th‑century mills and local quarrying shaping its economy; today agriculture, local services and commuting dominate. It retains a village hall, pubs and active community groups, and residents value the rural setting and walking country nearby, giving it the feel of a tight‑knit parish with a mixed historic and modern character.
Postcode districts covering Sabden
Most populated places nearby
- Bradford 23.6 miles38 km
- Preston 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Oldham 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Wigan 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Burnley 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Blackburn 8 miles12.9 km
- Bolton 17 miles27.4 km
- Salford 23.6 miles38 km
- Rochdale 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Halifax 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Bury 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Keighley 18.1 miles29.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Wiswell & Barrow Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Read Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Pendleton Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- East Whalley, Read & Simonstone Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Wiswell Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Higham Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Higham-with-West Close Booth Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Mearley Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Simonstone Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Padiham Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Gawthorpe Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Barrow Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Sabden
BB7 9HE, BB7 9HG, BB7 9HD, BB7 9GY, BB7 9FS, BB7 9EB, BB7 9DJ, BB7 9FJ, BB7 9EG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.8 miles44.7 km
- Manchester Airport 33.2 miles53.4 km
- Whalley Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
- Hapton Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Sabden Ad
- The Fence Gate Lodge 5 3 miles4.8 km
- Northcote 5 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Whalley Abbey - Christian Retreat House Offering B&B 3 3 miles4.8 km
- 1823 Spinning Block 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Lawrence Hotel 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Lower Buck Inn 5 miles8.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel Burnley M65 Jct10 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Mytton Fold Hotel 4 4.3 miles7 km
- The Avenue Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
Schools in Sabden
- Sabden Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden Primary
Local points of interest
- Crown Ground Stadium 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Turf Moor Stadium 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Browsholme Hall Estate 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Blackburn Central Library Library 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Ewood Park Stadium 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Forest of Bowland Forest 14 miles22.5 km
- Deepdale Stadium 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Claughton Estate 15.6 miles25 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 16 miles25.8 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 16.4 miles26.5 km