Roughlee

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|coordinates = {{coord|53.859|-2.238|display=inline,title}}

|static_image_name = The Bay Horse, Roughlee - geograph.org.uk - 622713.jpg

|static_image_caption = The Bay Horse public house

|official_name= Roughlee

|population =

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|civil_parish = Roughlee Booth

|shire_district= Pendle

|shire_county = Lancashire

|region= North West England

|constituency_westminster= Pendle

|post_town= NELSON

|postcode_district = BB9

|postcode_area= BB

|dial_code= 01282

|os_grid_reference= SD843403

|pushpin_map = United Kingdom Borough of Pendle#United Kingdom Forest of Bowland

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pendle Borough##Location in the Forest of Bowland AONB

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Roughlee {{IPAc-en|r|oʊ|ˈ|l|iː}}{{cn|date=January 2022}} is a village in the civil parish of Roughlee Booth, in the Pendle district, in the county of Lancashire, England. It is close to Nelson, Barrowford and Blacko. The village lies at the foot of Pendle Hill, well known for the Pendle Witches, and includes the hamlet of Crowtrees.

The village has won the small village category of the Lancashire Best Kept Village competition in 2006, and the champion village category in 2007.{{cite web |url=http://forestofbowland.com/towns-villages |title=Towns and Villages |work=forestofbowland.com |publisher=Lancashire County Council |accessdate=5 September 2015}} It was also runner-up in the champion category in 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.pendletoday.co.uk/news/local/roughlee-and-barley-honoured-in-lancs-best-kept-village-contest-1-1693616 |title=Roughlee and Barley honoured in Lancs Best-Kept Village contest |date=13 October 2009 |work=Pendle Today |publisher=Johnston Press |accessdate=5 September 2015}}

The village is featured in Joseph Delaney's 2008 novel The Spook's Battle.

According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 318,{{NOMIS2011|id=1170215075|title=Roughlee Booth Parish|accessdate=11 February 2018}} a decrease from 328 in the 2001 census.[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790441 Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Pendle] Retrieved 2009-09-18