Weir, Lancashire

Weir is a village to the north of Bacup in the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of 1,251 at the 2011 Census.[1] Anciently, Weir constituted a hamlet, but later emerged as an outlying suburb of Bacup town after the Burnley Road turnpike was built through the settlement at the end of the 18th Century.

Weir
Children playing on Weir Park
Weir Location within Rossendale Weir Location within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD870252
District	Rossendale
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BACUP
Postcode district	OL13
Dialling code	01706
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Rossendale and Darwen

Village

Weir straddles the A671 road and is located by Deerplay Moor, the source of the River Irwell, and adjacent to the parish of Cliviger. Weir is serviced by Northern Primary School in Broadclough,[2] has a church and community centre (the Doals Centre), a cafe-bar (Anna's), a pop-up restaurant (Twos and Threes Hideaway), and a Riding Centre (Weir Riding Centre). Weir was previously serviced by two pubs, the Weir Hotel and the New Deerplay in nearby Cliviger (once the 12th highest pub in England at 1,310 ft[3]). These pubs are set to become business and residential developments.[4][5]

Weir has an active voluntary group, Weir Pride,[6] which holds monthly meetings and arranges litter picks, floral displays and planting around the village, as well as organising community activities and an annual village fete.

Weir has a football team named A.F.C. Weir, formed in 2010, who compete in the Burnley Miners Burnley and District Sunday league.[7] Their highest finish was second in the 2013/14 season. They also won the Harry Briggs memorial trophy that season, beating Craven 4–0 with two goals each from Luke Dempsey and Ryan Nuttall, Weir goalkeeper Stewart haslam picked up man of the match. They play their home games at Towneley Playing Fields.

There have been several attempts to further develop Weir. The land on the boundary of Weir, adjacent to Broadclough Farm has had several attempts at development including a 61 home plan[8] as well as an 80-bed residential care unit.[9] However to date these have been refused the main concern being loss of the open moorland and countryside surrounding the village.

In June 2014 the police announced they would be monitoring the road between Weir and Bacup (passing through Broadclough) as it had become an accident blackspot.[10][11]

Politics

It is part of the Rossendale and Darwen constituency, with Jake Berry having been the Member of Parliament since 2010.

Notable people

Michael Carr, a Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of Parliament for the Ribble Valley, is a resident of Weir.[12]

Gallery

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  View over Weir
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  View over Weir
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  Approaching Weir from Burnley
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  Weir War Memorial, Deerplay Moor
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  Traditional housing in Weir
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  Modern housing in Weir

References

1. "Weir (Lancashire, North West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
2. "Bacup Northern Council School".
3. "Highest pubs in the UK". www.garydickson.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
4. "Change of use of Public House". Rossendale Borough Council.
5. "Closed Hilltop Pub Set To Be Converted Into Four Houses". Lancashire Telegraph.
6. "Weir Pride". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
7. "Burnley Miners Burnley and District Sunday League - Fixtures and Results". www.leaguewebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
8. "Plans Build 61 Homes Rejected". Rossendale Free Press.
9. "Specialist Dementia Unit Refused". Rossendale Planning Department.
10. "Woman Cut Free After Bacup Crash". The Bolton News.
11. "RTC in Weir Bacup at 1604hrs". Lancashire Fire and Rescue.
12. "Villagers face new moor mine battle". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 16 November 1999. Retrieved 29 September 2008.

External links

Media related to Weir at Wikimedia Commons