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|county=York<br />
|riding=West<br />
|picture=St Mary's Church, Kelbrook - geograph.org.uk - 1148258.jpg<br />
|picture caption=St Mary's Church, Kelbrook<br />
|latitude=53.898<br />
|longitude=-2.149<br />
|LG district=Pendle<br />
|constituency=Pendle<br />
|post town=Barnoldswick<br />
|postcode=BB18<br />
|dialling code=01282<br />
|os grid ref=SD902447 <br />
}}<br />
'''Kelbrook''' is a village in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]] of [[Yorkshire]], on the A56 road between [[Colne]] and [[Earby]]. It forms part of the civil parish of Kelbrook and Sough.<br />
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The village originates as a division of the ancient parish of [[Thornton-in-Craven]] in the [[Staincliffe Wapentake]].<br />
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Kelbrook School is situated in the heart of the village. The highest building in the village is the village church, St Mary's of Kelbrook. Other local towns and villages are: [[Barnoldswick]], two miles west; [[Earby]], a mile north; [[Salterforth]], a mile west; [[Thornton in Craven]], two miles north; [[Foulridge]], two miles south; and [[Colne]], 3½ miles south.<br />
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Elisabeth Beresford, the creator of the Wombles, wrote much of the second Wombles book, ''The Wandering Wombles'', whilst staying in a cottage on Dotcliffe Road in 1970. The Kelbrook and Sough Wombles, the local litter-picking group made up of local residents, is named in tribute to this local nexus.<ref><br />
{{cite news<br />
|url=http://www.burnleyexpress.net/barnoldswickearbynews/The-Kelbrook-and-Sough-Wombles.2228365.jp<br />
|title=The Kelbrook and Sough Wombles?<br />
|work=Burnley Express<br />
|date=5 April 2007<br />
|author=Staff<br />
}}</ref> Edward Woodward lived in Kelbrook for six weeks in 1973 whilst preparing for his role in the Wicker Man.<br />
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The residents of Kelbrook are affectionately called Kelbricks.<br />
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This village has many charming customs, for instance during a wedding it is tradition for young residents of the village to lock the church gates and demand money from the bride and groom.<ref><br />
{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.visitoruk.com/historydetail.php?id=18198&cid=592&f=Skipton<br />
|title=Kelbrook<br />
|work=VisitorUK.com<br />
}}</ref> A more recent custom is to make scarecrows of literary characters from children's books<ref><br />
{{cite news<br />
|url=http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/8161937.Scarecrows_bring_book_characters_to_life/<br />
|title=Kelbrook to stage debut scarecrow festival<br />
|work=Craven Herald & Pioneer<br />
|date=14 May 2010<br />
|author=Staff<br />
}}</ref> and to race ducks.<ref name=Annual/> on Kelbrook Beck.<br />
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==Tourism==<br />
The main A56 road runs through the village. Kelbrook has one public house named the Craven Heifer,<ref><br />
{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.thecravenheiferinn.co.uk/<br />
|title=The Craven Heifer Inn<br />
}}</ref> named after a local cow, the eponymous Craven Heifer, which was born in 1807 and achieved nationwide fame due to its size.<ref><br />
{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.cravenheifer.co.uk/history.cfm<br />
|title = History<br />
|publisher = The Craven Heifer<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090701065435/http://www.cravenheifer.co.uk/history.cfm<br />
|archivedate = 2009-07-01<br />
}}</ref> The public house was previously named the Scotsmans Arms. The public house changed name between 1853 and 1891.<br />
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Other attractions include the Kelbrook Pottery factory <ref><br />
{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.kelbrookpottery.com/<br />
|title=Kelbrook Pottery<br />
}}</ref> and the annual art exhibition.<ref name=Annual><br />
{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.kelbrookvillagehall.org/annual.html<br />
|title=Annual Events<br />
|publisher=Kelbrook Village Hall<br />
}}</ref> The village also has a fish and chip restaurant <ref><br />
{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g1788381-d3219645-Reviews-Michelle_s_Restaurant_Takeaway-Kelbrook_Lancashire_England.html<br />
|title=Michelles<br />
}}</ref> and a petrol station with a shop.<ref><br />
{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.co-operative.coop/store/food/BB18-6TG/colne-road<br />
|title=Kelbrook Co-Operative store<br />
}}</ref><br />
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