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 miles
- Bradford 20 miles
- Preston 19.1 miles
- Oldham 14 miles
- Wigan 20.5 miles
- Burnley 4.8 miles
- Huddersfield 19 miles
- Blackburn 10.2 miles
- Bolton 12.1 miles
- Stockport 22.1 miles
- Salford 16.2 miles
- Rochdale 8.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whitewell & Stacksteads Ward 0.9 miles
- Rawtenstall Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Goodshaw & Cribden Ward 1.8 miles
- Weir Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Dunnockshaw Parish 2.1 miles
- Bacup Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Hareholme & Waterfoot Ward 2.2 miles
- Britannia & Lee Mill Ward 2.7 miles
- Coal Clough with Deerplay Ward 2.8 miles
- Longholme Ward 2.8 miles
- Cliviger Built-up area 3 miles
- Habergham Eaves Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Water
BB4 9PR, BB4 9RX, BB4 9QR, BB4 9QS, BB4 9QU, BB4 9BF, BB4 9PN, BB4 9QG, BB4 9QZ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 25.7 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.7 miles
- Rawtenstall Railway Station 2.7 miles
- Burnley Manchester Road Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Water Ad
- Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort 4 5.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel Burnley M65 Jct10 3 4.8 miles
- Eagle and Child, Ramsbottom 5.9 miles
- The Fence Gate Lodge 5 7.4 miles
- Trawden Arms Community Owned Pub 4 9.4 miles
- The Lawrence Hotel 6.1 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 8.2 miles
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 8.4 miles
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 9.1 miles
- Red Hall Hotel 3 6.6 miles
Schools in Water
- Water Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 0.6 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 4.5 miles
- Crown Ground Stadium 5.9 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 7.6 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 10 miles
- Blackburn Central Library Library 10 miles
- Ewood Park Stadium 10.1 miles
- School Stadium 10.1 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 10.2 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 12.6 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 12.8 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 13.3 miles