Dunsop Bridge is a village in Lancashire, England. It is one of two main contenders for the location of the exact geographic centre of Great Britian. The other town is Haltwhistle in Northumberland, some 71 miles (??km) to the north. Dunsop Bridge's claim is calculated on the fact that it is the gravitational centre of the island.

In the 2001 national census Dunsop Bridge had a population of ???.

Geography

The village is located at the point where the River Dunsop and the River Hodder join together, before flowing south to join the River Ribble outside Clitheroe. The bridge from which the village takes its name consists of two simple arches which span the river.

The village is surrounded on all sides by the rolling hills and the Forest of Bowland, and is located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Nearby is the pass along which the Lancashire Witches were taken to their trial at Lancaster Castle.

History

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