Place:Bashall Eaves, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Bashall Eaves is a village and civil parish now in the Ribble Valley District of Lancashire, England, about four miles (6 km) west of Clitheroe. The placename element eaves is Old English and refers to Bashall's location on the borders of the Forest of Bowland.

According to the 2001 census, the parish of Bashall Eaves had a population of 162. It covers an area of almost 4000 acres.

Historically, Bashall Eaves was in the ecclesiastical parish of Great Mitton in Staincliffe Wapentake. From 1894 until 1974, Bashall Eaves was located in Bowland Rural District.

Research Tips

• GENUKI on Bashall Eaves. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
• The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Great Mitton provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
• A Vision of Britain through Time on Bashall Eaves.
• A Vision of Britain through Time on Bowland Rural District. This section provides statistics on population and industry, as well as a listing of the civil parishes and the alterations to the municipal organization.
• A map of the West Riding of Yorkshire circa 1888 (before the existence of rural and urban districts) supplied by A Vision of Britain through Time
• A map of the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire circa 1931 supplied by A Vision of Britain through Time
• A map of the northern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire circa 1931 supplied by A Vision of Britain through Time (Bowland Rural Districts is divided in half horizontally between these two maps.)