Welcome to Grindleton Parish Council website
Grindleton lies in the valley of the River Ribble, between Pendle Hill and the rising fells of the Forest of Bowland. It is a historical village, identified in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Gretlintone. The village is now in the administrative county of Lancashire but historically was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Parish Council
Parish Council minutes, accounts, policies, transparency etc., and members' contact details.
Link to Grindleton Pavilion
‘Grindleton Pavilion’ is the community hall - an outstanding modern facility and the hub for village events and sports. This link is to its dedicated website showing the many regular activities and future special events.
Village Life
St Ambrose Church, the Primary School and the view to Pendle Hill. Information on local facilities, organisations, businesses, local history and the opportunities for recreation and enjoyment.
Recreation Ground and Sports
The Recreation Ground Charity leads on various fund raising and social events such as Sports Day, Horticultural Show and Bonfire Night. It provides the play-area, football and cricket grounds in association with its Pavilion.
Introduction
This website has been developed by the Parish Council. Our aim is to offer residents and visitors: a focus for events and activities taking place in the village and its environs, to enable access to Parish Council documents, and to advise residents on local issues. We also seek to promote the village to visitors and to support local businesses.
It highlights to residents and visitors alike, the opportunities for recreation and exercise in our beautiful surroundings. The fells and valleys of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Pendle Hill and the Ribble Valley are internationally recognised as outstanding landscapes.
Grindleton village. The fields in the bottom left are now wooded - Greendale Wood - which is open to the public and managed by the Woodland Trust. The trees were planted in 2000 and the site extended in 2009.
News - April 2025. Grindleton Parish Council were joined by Grindleton C E Primary School to celebrate our village wildflower mini-meadow.
We hope that this will be a lovely asset to the village and encourage others to make nature positive additions to their gardens so that together we can create a Wildlife Friendly Village! (WFV)
The children were invited to sow the final seeds whilst learning about local nature & the importance of biodiversity. Thank-you to G Plants Ltd for the donation of wildflower seeds, GRGC for the use of the field, Colin Sutcliffe for preparing the ground & Holden Clough Nurseries for donating resources for the children's activities.
We enjoyed using the binoculars to look for birds and searching under rocks for insects! Thank-you to the children who built some fantastic bug houses, a butterfly paddling pool and even an insect hospital!
A small request to dog owners to kindly keep dogs out of the wildflower area so that it can be successful and enjoyed by all.
Part of the new wildflower meadow in a corner of the cricket pitch field.