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Hareholme & Waterfoot

Ward in Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Coordinates:53.696, -2.264
OS grid ref:SD 82 22
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The area around Hareholme and Waterfoot sits in the steep, wooded valleys of Rossendale in Lancashire, England, fringed by the open moorland of the West Pennine Moors. The setting gives a surprisingly rural feel despite being close to larger towns, with rivers and ginnels, wooded slopes and plenty of routes for walking and cycling.

Its industrial past is still visible in rows of Victorian terraces and former mill buildings that speak of the 19th‑century textile trade; several mills have been repurposed for light industry, housing or community use. Waterfoot retains a small high street of independent shops, cafés and pubs, and the neighbourhood has an active local community and ongoing regeneration efforts that balance conservation of historic character with contemporary amenities.

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Transport links

  • Manchester Airport 23.6 miles38 km
  • Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.3 miles43.9 km
  • Rawtenstall Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
  • Irwell Vale Railway Station 2.5 miles4.1 km

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Schools in Hareholme & Waterfoot

  • Rawtenstall Newchurch C of E Primary School Primary
  • St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch Primary
  • Waterfoot Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Forest of Rossendale Forest 1.6 miles2.5 km
  • Spotland Stadium Stadium 6.2 miles10 km
  • Crown Ground Stadium 6.5 miles10.5 km
  • Turf Moor Stadium 6.6 miles10.6 km
  • School Stadium 8 miles12.8 km
  • Gigg Lane Stadium 8.1 miles13 km
  • Ewood Park Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
  • Blackburn Central Library Library 9.8 miles15.7 km
  • Blackstone Edge Mountains 9.8 miles15.8 km
  • Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 10.7 miles17.1 km
  • Boundary Park Stadium 11.2 miles18 km
  • Heaton Park Estate 11.2 miles18 km