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River Calder, Lancashire
The
River Calder
is a major tributary of the
River Ribble
, starting in
Cliviger
close to
Burnley
in
Lancashire
, England and is around 15 miles / 24 km in length. Its source is very close to that of the
West Yorkshire river with the same name
, and that of the
River Irwell
. It flows through
Towneley Park
passing
Unity College
and
Fulledge Recreation Ground
. It passes through a
culvert
in the Burnley Embankment on the
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
and on through
Burnley
town centre where it is joined by the
River Brun
at Active Way. It then flows north through the site of
Burnley College
and out of the town, where it is joined by
Pendle Water
before turning west past
Ightenhill
and
Gawthorpe Hall
and through the town of
Padiham
. It flows through
Altham
and
Whalley
, passing the ruins of
Whalley Abbey
, then being crossed by the red brick
Whalley Viaduct
. It meets the Ribble near
Great Mitton
. In its passage east of Padiham the river was diverted in the 19th century away from Gawthorpe Hall because of pollution, being restored to the original route in the 1960s.
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