| Old Laund Booth | |
|---|---|
 Fence Gate Inn, Fence | |
  Old Laund Booth Location in Pendle Borough  Old Laund Booth Location within Lancashire | |
| Population | 1,459 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SD8240 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BURNLEY |
| Postcode district | BB12 |
| Dialling code | 01282 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Old Laund Booth is a civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. It has a population of 1,459,[1] and contains the villages of Fence and Wheatley Lane.
Old Laund Booth was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Burnley Rural District from 1894 (until 1974). Until 1898 when the parish was enlarged, part of Goldshaw Booth and a detached area Higham with West Close Booth, divided the township into two parts with Fence in the eastern and Wheatley Lane and Old Laund hall in the western.[2][3] In 1935 the civil parish of Wheatley Carr Booth was abolished and the area also joined this parish.[4]
The parish adjoins the Pendle parishes of Roughlee Booth, Barrowford, Nelson, Brierfield, Reedley Hallows, Higham-with-West Close Booth and Goldshaw Booth. Higher areas of the parish, north-east of the villages are part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).[5]
According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 1,459,[1] a decrease from 1,586 in the 2001 census.[6]
