Ramsgreave

Ramsgreave is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. The parish is located on the northern edge of Blackburn although it is just outside the Blackburn with Darwen unitary district, and although the south and east of the parish is suburban, the parish also includes a rural area. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 817. It is served by Ramsgreave and Wilpshire railway station.

A former Roman road, between Manchester and Ribchester, passed through the parish.

Ramsgreave is most well known for its rich sporting heritage. As a result of constant boundary changes in the twentieth century, Blackburn Rugby Club spans the border of the parish with pitches being located in both Ramsgreave and Blackburn separated by a small brook.

The parish also has two cricket teams Blackburn Northern (which is actually located in Pleckgate) but draws much of its patronage from the parish and Mellor CC which play at the scenic Barker Lane ground.