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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. The borough is named after the Rossendale Valley, the upper part of the River Irwell.
Following the granting of approval on 20 December 2017, the company was sold by Rossendale Borough Council on 12 January 2018. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The sale saw the company's 240 staff and 102 vehicles join Transdev Blazefield – a move which saw the investment of £3 million in a new fleet of high-specification vehicles for routes in and ...
Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency) Rossendale Borough Council; 1904 Rossendale by-election; Rossendale Radio; Rossendale Union of Boot, Shoe and Slipper Operatives; Rossendale Weavers', Winders' and Beamers' Association; Rosso (bus company)
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 Highways Act 1555 made parishes responsible for the upkeep of roads. Every adult inhabitant of the parish was obliged to work four days a year on the roads, providing their own tools, carts and horses; the work was overseen by an unpaid local appointee, the Surveyor of Highways .
With this, Whitworth had become ecclesiastically and administratively autonomous from its neighbour. However, in 1974 when Whitworth Urban District was abolished and Whitworth was absorbed into the newly created Rossendale Borough. [15] The town council consists of twelve elected members and a part-time town clerk. Its mission statement is "To ...
Rossendale may refer to several places and organizations in Lancashire, England: Places. Rossendale Valley, a river valley; Borough of Rossendale, a local government ...
Britannia is a suburb of Bacup in the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. It lies on the course of two major roads and has a school and a nature reserve. [1] Rochdale is to the south. Inchfield Moor in West Yorkshire is to the east. Britannia railway station was on the former Rochdale to Bacup Line. Britannia Quarries was a source of ...