Rawtenstall (/ˈrɒtənstɔːl/ or local /ˈrɒʔənstɔːl/) is a town at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, in Lancashire, England. It is the seat for the Borough of Rossendale, in which it is located. The town lies 17.4 miles north of Manchester, 22 miles east of Preston and 45 miles south east of the county town of Lancaster. Nearby towns include Bacup, Haslingden and Ramsbottom.
Population: 22,114
Latitude: 53° 42' 2.74" N
Longitude: -2° 17' 3.91" W
St. Augustine’s Church is an active Anglican church in Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, England. Dedicated to St Augustine, it is part of the benefice of Swinton and Pendlebury along with St Peter's Church in Swinton, St John the Evangelist's Church …
St Saviour's Church is in Ringley, Kearsley, near Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bolton, the archdeaconry of Bolton and the diocese of Manchester. Its benefice is united with those of St…
St Mark’s Church is an active Anglican parish church in Worsley, Greater Manchester, England. It is part of a team ministry along with St Mary's in Ellenbrook and St Andrew in Boothstown. The church is in the Eccles deanery, the archdeaconry of Salf…
St James's Church of England High School is a voluntary aided Church of England secondary school located on Lucas Road, Farnworth in Greater Manchester, England.
Spring Vale railway station was a railway station that served the community of Spring Vale, in Darwen, Lancashire, England. It was opened by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway on 3 August 1847, and was originally named Sough…
The Rossendale Forest is the area of hills in Lancashire, England between the Manchester basin and the upper Ribble valley.
Rossendale was a parliamentary constituency in the Lancashire, England. Created in 1885, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system. When…
Rochdale Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (grid reference SD89121286). It was built in the period shortly after the Norman conquest of England. The motte is 100 feet (30 m) at the base; the bailey is rect…
The River Blakewater is a river running through Lancashire, giving its name to the town of Blackburn.
Rimington railway station was a railway station that served the small village of Rimington in Lancashire. It was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
The Richard Goodall Gallery is a contemporary fine art, photography and rock poster gallery based in Manchester, England. They have been in existence since 2000. In 2007 a second location was added on High Street in Manchester focused on contemporar…
Prestwich Arts College is a comprehensive school in Prestwich, Bury, England. The current head teacher is Chris Hornby. He has been the head teacher since Easter 2013. Geoff Barlow retired after many years at the school at Easter 2013, passing over …
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Pilot Mill, Bury is a four-storey cotton spinning mill in Bury, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1905. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Production finished, it survived and as o…
Pendleton Brook is a brook (small river) in Lancashire.
Pendleton Bridge railway station was a railway station in Pendleton, Salford built on the Manchester and Bolton Railway, between Salford and Clifton Junction. The station was accessed from Station Street, just west of Broughton Road (A576).
Pendle Vale College is a mixed 11-16 comprehensive school in Nelson, Lancashire.
Our Lady's R.C. High School was a Roman Catholic high school and sixth form for 11-18 year olds, located in Royton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.), The school was a specialist school in Mathematics and Computing…