Rishton
Built-up area in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.768, -2.417 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 72 30 |
| Population: | 6,625 |
| Dialling code: | 01254 (Blackburn) |
Rishton is a small town in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England, set on the banks of the River Hyndburn between Accrington and Blackburn. It has a local railway station on the East Lancashire Line and sits at the edge of the rolling countryside that climbs towards the Pennines, making it handy for both town and country access.
Rishton grew rapidly as a cotton‑mill village during the Industrial Revolution and retains a number of Victorian mill buildings and terraced streets that reflect that heritage. Today it is largely a residential and local‑services community with small businesses, active community and sports groups, and a quieter, village‑scale atmosphere compared with the larger nearby towns.
Postcode districts covering Rishton
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 22.1 miles
- Preston 11.7 miles
- Oldham 20.4 miles
- Wigan 18 miles
- Burnley 7.1 miles
- Blackburn 2.9 miles
- Blackpool 24.6 miles
- Bolton 12.1 miles
- Salford 19.8 miles
- Rochdale 14.5 miles
- Halifax 22.2 miles
- Bury 13.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Harwood Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Church Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Clayton-le-Moors Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Little Harwood & Whitebirk Ward 1.7 miles
- St. Andrew's Ward 1.7 miles
- Netherton Ward 1.8 miles
- Overton Ward 1.9 miles
- Oswaldtwistle Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Central Ward 2.1 miles
- Milnshaw Ward 2.1 miles
- Audley & Queen's Park Ward 2.2 miles
- Spring Hill Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Rishton
BB1 4DY, BB1 4EP, BB1 4DX, BB1 4LD, BB1 4NW, BB1 4NL, BB1 4DW, BB1 4LA, BB1 4DG … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 29.2 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 31.6 miles
- Rishton Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Church and Oswaldtwistle Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Rishton Ad
- Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa 4 1.1 miles
- OYO Castle Hotel, Accrington 3 2.2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Blackburn 3 1.4 miles
- Willows, Blackburn by Marston's Inn 3 miles
- Foxfields Country Hotel 3 3 miles
- Astley Bank Hotel 6 miles
- Premier Inn Blackburn Town Centre 3 3 miles
- Above Hotels 5 7.3 miles
- BEST CHOICE - Hotel Royal 4 3.1 miles
- Best Western Hotel 99 4 3.1 miles
Schools in Rishton
- Rishton Methodist Primary School Primary
- Rishton St Peter and St Paul's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- The Hyndburn Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Crown Ground Stadium 1.9 miles
- Blackburn Central Library Library 3.1 miles
- Ewood Park Stadium 4 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 7.7 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 7.8 miles
- Browsholme Hall Estate 9.5 miles
- Deepdale Stadium 11.1 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 12.6 miles
- School Stadium 12.9 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 13.2 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 13.9 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 13.9 miles