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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.
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 .
The borough of Rossendale that contributes to the bulk of the population has a 21.5% of its population without a car, whereas this is 30.5% in Blackburn and outside of the seat in Burnley is 32.3%. A relatively high 24% of Rossendale's population were in 2001 without qualifications and a high 25.1% were with level 4 qualifications or above.
Rawtenstall Town Hall The coat of arms of the former Rawtenstall Borough Council. A local board was formed for the town in 1874 and the district it governed was extended to cover parts of the townships of Lower Booths (Rawtenstall itself), Higher Booths, Newchurch and Haslingden in the ancient parish of Whalley and Cowpe, Lench, Newhall Hey and Hall Carr, and part of Tottington (Higher End) in ...
Rossendale Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Rossendale Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Rossendale in Lancashire , England .
Newchurch or Newchurch in Rossendale is a village within the borough of Rossendale in Lancashire, England. It is around one mile east of Rawtenstall and half a mile north of Waterfoot . The village has a mixture of large detached houses and farmhouses , and smaller semi-detached housing on Staghills Council Estate where the majority of the ...
Devolved powers deal for Lancashire struck. Council accused of 'cheap and nasty' pothole repairs. Council leaders 'committed' to devolution deal. Related links. Lancashire County Council. Wyre Council
Haslingden / ˈ h æ z l ɪ ŋ d ə n / is a town in Rossendale, Lancashire, England.It is 16 miles (26 km) north of Manchester.The name means 'valley of the hazels' or 'valley growing with hazels'. [1]