Water
Built-up area in Rossendale, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.725, -2.243 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 84 25 |
| Dialling code: | 01282 (Burnley) |
In Rossendale, in the uplands of Lancashire, water is a defining feature: steep valleys funnel the headwaters of the River Irwell and numerous becks into a network of reservoirs and mill ponds. Those fast-flowing streams powered the 18th- and 19th-century textile industry that shaped towns such as Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Bacup, leaving a visible legacy of weirs, canals and mill architecture.
Today the same waters supply local communities, support wildlife in valley reservoirs and peat moorland, and provide popular spots for walking, angling and informal recreation around places like Waterfoot. The mix of industrial archaeology, ongoing water management and countryside conservation gives Rossendale’s waterways a strong historic and social presence in the landscape.
Postcode districts covering Water
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Bradford 20 miles32.3 km
- Preston 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Oldham 14 miles22.6 km
- Wigan 20.5 miles33 km
- Burnley 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Huddersfield 19 miles30.6 km
- Blackburn 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Bolton 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Stockport 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Salford 16.2 miles26 km
- Rochdale 8.1 miles13 km
Neighbouring places
- Whitewell & Stacksteads Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Rawtenstall Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Goodshaw & Cribden Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Weir Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Dunnockshaw Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bacup Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hareholme & Waterfoot Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Britannia & Lee Mill Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Coal Clough with Deerplay Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Longholme Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Cliviger Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Habergham Eaves Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Water
BB4 9QW, BB4 9PS, BB4 9QS, BB4 9PW, BB4 9PL, BB4 9PX, BB4 9PB, BB4 9RT, BB4 9QG … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 25.7 miles41.3 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.7 miles41.4 km
- Rawtenstall Railway Station 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Burnley Manchester Road Railway Station 4.2 miles6.7 km
Hotels near Water Ad
- Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel Burnley M65 Jct10 3 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Eagle and Child, Ramsbottom 5.9 miles9.4 km
- The Fence Gate Lodge 5 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Trawden Arms Community Owned Pub 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- The Lawrence Hotel 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Red Hall Hotel 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
Schools in Water
- Water Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 0.6 miles1 km
- Turf Moor Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Crown Ground Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 10 miles16.1 km
- Blackburn Central Library Library 10 miles16.2 km
- Ewood Park Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- School Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Gigg Lane Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Heaton Park Estate 13.3 miles21.3 km