Borough of Pendle

Borough of Pendle
Borough of Pendle
Borough
	Skyline of Nelson from Barkerhouse Road
	Shown within Lancashire and England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Admin. HQ	Nelson
Government
• Type	Pendle Borough Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• MPs:	Andrew Stephenson
Area
• Total	65 sq mi (169 km2)
• Rank	155th
Population (2022)
• Total	96,110
• Rank	Ranked 251st
• Density	1,500/sq mi (570/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 70.6% White ; 26.7% Asian ; 1.6% Mixed ; 0.9% other ; 0.3% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 39.2% Christianity ; 28.7% no religion ; 26% Islam ; 5.3% not stated ; 0.4% other ; 0.2% Buddhism ; 0.1% Hinduism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.1% Judaism ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	30UJ (ONS); E07000122 (GSS)
NUTS 3	UKD46

Pendle is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. The council is based in Nelson, the borough's largest town. The borough also includes the towns of Barnoldswick, Brierfield, Colne and Earby along with the surrounding villages and rural areas. Part of the borough lies within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.