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Originally Posted by Neil
No one is suggesting that Gayle. Look over in Blackburn with Darwen. Many other towns and villages are part of Blackburn with Darwen but they come under that collective name.
I am not saying I am for or against the name change by the way.
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Yes, of Blackburn and Darwen. These where the two town councils that came together to form the one borough which is why the borough has both names in its title. With Hyndburn it was a bigger problem because there were eight towns that came together to make Hyndburn so it couldn't be called Accrington with Oswaldtwistle, Gt Harwood, Rishton etc - that's why they came up with the all encompassing name of Hyndburn.
They had the same issue as Hyndburn with Rawtenstall, Bacup, Haslingden, etc which is why they settled on Rossendale. There was a similar issue with Clitheroe, Whalley, Ribchester etc which is why they gave it the name Ribble Valley.