Rossendale
Rossendale /ˈrɒsəndeɪl/ is a district with borough status in Lancashire, England, holding a number of small former mill towns centred on the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West.
Whalley /ˈhwɔːli/ is a large village in Ribble Valley on the banks of the River Calder in Lancashire, England. It is overlooked by Whalley Nab, a large picturesque wooded hill over the river from the village.
Population: 3,302
Latitude: 53° 49' 19.52" N
Longitude: -2° 24' 25.63" W
Rossendale /ˈrɒsəndeɪl/ is a district with borough status in Lancashire, England, holding a number of small former mill towns centred on the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West.
The BB postcode area, also known as the Blackburn postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Accrington, Barnoldswick, Blackburn, Burnley, Clitheroe, Colne, Darwen, Nelson and Rossendale in England.
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Accrington bricks, or NORIs is a type of iron hard engineering brick, produced in Altham near Accrington, Lancashire, England from 1887 to 2008 and again from 2015. They were famed for their strength, and were used for the foundations of the Blackpo…
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