Roughlee

Roughlee /roʊˈliː/^{[citation needed]} is a village in the civil parish of Roughlee Booth, in the Pendle district, in the county of Lancashire, England. It is close to Nelson, Barrowford and Blacko. The village lies at the foot of Pendle Hill, well known for the Pendle Witches, and includes the hamlet of Crowtrees.

Roughlee
The Bay Horse public house
Roughlee Location in Pendle Borough Show map of the Borough of Pendle Roughlee Location in the Forest of Bowland AONB Show map of the Forest of Bowland Roughlee Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD843403
Civil parish	Roughlee Booth
District	Pendle
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NELSON
Postcode district	BB9
Dialling code	01282
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Pendle
List of places UK England Lancashire 53.859°N 2.238°W / 53.859; -2.238

The village has won the small village category of the Lancashire Best Kept Village competition in 2006, and the champion village category in 2007.^[1] It was also runner-up in the champion category in 2009.^[2]

The village is featured in Joseph Delaney's 2008 novel The Spook's Battle.

According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 318,^[3] a decrease from 328 in the 2001 census.^[4]

Notable people

• Alice Nutter (witch) was accused in Pendle and hanged as a witch in 1612 and now has a statue in the village.^[5]
• Bobby Elliott who was a drummer in the Hollies lives here.^[5]

See also

• Lancashire portal

• Listed buildings in Roughlee Booth