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Rossendale (/ ˈ r ɒ z ən d eɪ l /) is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.Its council is based in Bacup and its largest town is Rawtenstall.It also includes the towns of Haslingden and Whitworth.
In August 2015 planning permission was granted by Rossendale Borough Council's development control committee to add a further 14 turbines at Scout Moor to create what is believed would be England's largest onshore wind farm, [47] but the plans drew many objections from residents and two petitions were launched by local MPs opposing the scheme ...
The town hall continued to serve as the headquarters of the borough council for much of the 20th century, [9] but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged Rossendale Borough Council was formed in 1974. [10] However, the council continued to use the building for the delivery of some services until 2012. [11]
The Rossendale Valley is in the Rossendale area of Lancashire, England, between the West Pennine Moors and the main range of the Pennines. The area includes the steep-sided valleys of the River Irwell and its tributaries (between Rawtenstall and Bacup ), which flow southwards into Greater Manchester .
Perhaps the most important Rossendale influence on the development of St Anne's was William John Porritt who was born in Ramsbottom in 1828. William John Porritt of Helmshore and St Anne's on the Sea Working with his father Joseph in the firm of Joseph Porritt and Sons he built Sunnybank Mill in Helmshore in 1866 and bought Higher Mill in the ...
Rossendale may refer to several places and organizations in Lancashire, England: Places. Rossendale Valley, a river valley; Borough of Rossendale, a local ...
Rawtenstall is a town in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. Associated with it, or nearby, are the communities of Waterfoot, Newchurch, Ewood Bridge, Lumb, Water, Crawshawbooth, Goodshaw, and Love Clough. The area contains 100 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, eight are ...
Balladen is a hamlet in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It lies adjacent south of the town of Rawtenstall and is served by Lomas Lane. It was historically agricultural and then industrial, and is now almost exclusively residential. [1]