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Many people still believe that this was a nuclear shelter or an air raid shelter for the use of the local population during times of war. A millennium viewpoint pillar has been erected alongside encroaching onto the top of the post. Mellor has a village hall, situated near the centre of the village.
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The hall is also used for other activities such as line dancing, disco parties and exercise classes. The hall is available for hire. The hall also functions as the community centre for the village, where residents can go to discuss how to improve the local area.
519:, as well as a primary school, three public houses and a hotel. In addition to this there is a post office and general store, a hair salon and a beauty salon, a high quality butcher's shop, a pharmacy and a private hire company. There are also three disused 559:, which share the same building. The local populace is generally middle class and middle aged, although the tranquil rolling hills and tight sense of community have made it a prime retirement location. 555:
Close to the village hall is a playing field and a tennis court, which proves very popular in the summer. In the centre of the village, there is a playground adjacent to a small public library, and a
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Nuclear Blast and Fallout Monitoring Station. The monitoring post was opened in July 1959, was decommissioned in October 1968, and is situated on a low mound ten yards west of a
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In 1966, the building became a Community Centre, having been bought from the church, to be maintained as a Registered Charity until this day.
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Atop the highest hill on Mellor Moor, overlooking the village, is the site of a Roman signalling station, and a now disused
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is the Community Centre, which was originally a chapel before becoming a primary school, which closed in 1962.
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is a 16th Century building which is listed on the English Heritage Register. It is now a hotel and spa.
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It hosts many activities such as football, tennis, bowls and hockey.
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It is reasonably large in size for a village, with two churches, one
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Mellor St Mary's CE Primary School league table results (2006)
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Mellor is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
Mellor is located in Lancashire
Lancashire
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SD654309
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District
Ribble Valley
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Lancashire
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North West
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England
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BB1, BB2

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