Salterforth: what to know before moving day
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal cuts straight through the village, and Salterforth Lane crosses it on Salterforth Bridge, a listed stone bridge of 1794. Next to it is the Anchor Inn, a listed canal-side pub with a Palladian doorway, and there are narrowboat moorings, with Lower Park Marina a little way along. If you are moving on or off a boat, say where it is moored, because the van cannot follow the towpath.
Away from the water, OpenStreetMap shows Cross Lane, Earby Road, Alpha Street, James Street, Beckside and closes such as The Hayfields, Sandhills Close and Cross Flatts Crescent, plus Salterforth Primary School and the Baptist church. Lane Ends Farmhouse of 1697 and Higher Green Hall Farmhouse of 1768 are the older listed houses, both stone with stone-slate roofs.
How the van gets to Salterforth
Kelbrook Road, the B6383, joins the A56 at Kelbrook and runs through Salterforth to Barnoldswick. From Bradford the van takes the A629 to Skipton and the A59 and A56 towards Colne, turning off at Kelbrook; Earby Road is the other way in from the Earby side.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Salterforth
Each service below links to its Colne page, which covers how the job works in and around Colne.
Salterforth: questions before you book
Salterforth or Barlick: which name goes on the booking?
Salterforth. It is its own civil parish, in the Earby & Coates ward of Pendle, although it shares the BB18 postcode district with Barnoldswick, a mile away along the B6383 or the canal towpath.
Where can the van stop near the canal bridge?
Salterforth Lane is the road over the canal, so the van stops on the approach rather than on the bridge. Tell us which side of the canal you are on when you book.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BB18 5TF is in the parish of Salterforth, Earby & Coates ward, Pendle
- Salterforth (Wikipedia): village and parish of 637 (2011) on the B6383 connecting Barnoldswick to the A56 at Kelbrook, the canal through the village with narrowboat moorings, the Anchor Inn, West Riding and Skipton Rural District until 1974, West Craven, Barnoldswick 1 mile north-west
- Listed buildings in Salterforth (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): Salterforth Bridge (No 151) carrying Salterforth Lane over the canal, the Anchor Inn and its Palladian doorway, Lane Ends Farmhouse (1697), Higher Green Hall Farmhouse (1768)
- OpenStreetMap map data: Kelbrook Road (B6383), Salterforth Lane, Cross Lane, Earby Road, Alpha Street, James Street, Beckside, The Hayfields, Sandhills Close, Cross Flatts Crescent, Salterforth Primary School, Baptist church, Lower Park Marina