Colne Edge: what to know before moving day
Red Lane is the road through Colne Edge; it crosses the canal on Blakey Bridge, a listed stone bridge of 1794. The older buildings along the edge are farmhouses, several listed: Back O' Th' Edge, a mid 17th-century stone house, Great House Farmhouse and Cottage, Edge End Farmhouse and Hobstones Farmhouse with its 1704 garden arch. A farmhouse down a track needs a different plan from a house on an estate road, so tell us which it is.
The streets closer to town include Judge Fields, Lake View Road, Talbot Street, Belgrave Road and a group named after writers, Keats Close, Coleridge Close and Ruskin Avenue. Alkincoats Park, the old estate of Alkincoats Hall with bowling greens, tennis courts and paths to the canal, and the Holt House ground used for the Colne Gala are on this side of town, as is Sacred Heart Catholic primary school.
How the van gets to Colne Edge
A van from Bradford reaches Colne on the A6068 from the Laneshaw Bridge side, crosses the town and heads north-west to Red Lane, which runs through Colne Edge. Alkincoats Park lies off the B6247, the road between Colne and Barrowford, and Smithy Lane and Alkincoats Road are the other roads named on the map here.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 55 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Colne Edge
Each service below links to its Colne page, which covers how the job works in and around Colne.
Colne Edge: questions before you book
Why do some address tools put Foulridge on a Colne Edge address?
Some tools add Foulridge, but officially it is Colne: the postcode lookup puts Colne Edge in Colne parish and the Vivary Bridge ward. Either way the van needs the street and house name.
What if my house is one of the old farmhouses?
Several, such as Back O' Th' Edge and Edge End, are listed 17th and 18th-century buildings with mullioned windows. Send photos of the doors and the way in from the road, so the carry is planned before the fixed price is agreed.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BB8 7JR is in Colne parish, Vivary Bridge ward, Pendle
- OpenStreetMap map data: Colne Edge, Red Lane, Smithy Lane, Alkincoats Road, Judge Fields, Lake View Road, Talbot Street, Belgrave Road, Keats Close, Coleridge Close, Ruskin Avenue, Alkincoats Park, Holt House, Lake Burwain, Sacred Heart RC Primary School
- OpenStreetMap via Nominatim: the research point is on Red Lane, Colne Edge, BB8 7JR (address tools file it under Foulridge)
- Listed buildings in Colne (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): Blakey Bridge carrying Red Lane over the canal (1794), Back O' Th' Edge, Great House Farmhouse and Cottage, Edge End Farmhouse, Hobstones Farmhouse and its 1704 garden entrance
- Colne (Wikipedia): Alkincoats Park off the road between Colne and Barrowford (B6247), former Alkincoats Hall estate, bowling greens, tennis, paths to the canal; Colne Gala at Alkincoats Park and Holt House; Vivary Bridge ward