Clitheroe is well known for its market, being an ancient market town, but now boasts a plethora of specialist shops, boutiques, cafes, wine bars and restaurants, with gift shops and delightful courtyards and arcades to satisfy the most discerning shopaholic. The Swan Courtyard is one of the prettiest arcades in the town with several gift shops and cafes, and one of the best-known cafes in Clitheroe is named a f t e r a l o c a l comedian, Jimmy Clitheroe, who took his stage name from the town.


He was born in Clitheroe, but his childhood was spent in the village of Blacko near Nelson. He was the eternal schoolboy and never grew taller than 4ft 3ins. For most of his life he could easily pass for an 11-year-old boy, a role he played to the hilt. His biggest success was, “The Clitheroe Kid” which ran for 15 years from 1957 on the Light Programme and Radio 2. It


was the BBC’s longest-running situation comedy. He died in June 1973 after an overdose of sleeping pills, aged 51.


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