Whitewell & Stacksteads
Ward in Rossendale, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.713, -2.237 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 84 24 |
| Dialling code: | 01282 (Burnley) |
Whitewell and Stacksteads sit in the steep-sided valley of the River Irwell in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, in north-west England. The area feels very much part of the Pennine fringe, with moorland and ridges rising above rows of Victorian terraces and former mill buildings, so it’s popular with walkers who enjoy the local hilltop views and the workaday charm of a small Lancashire valley community.
Historically the settlements grew up around textile mills and associated quarrying and mining, and you can still see converted mill sites and industrial architecture alongside small shops, cafés and pubs. There’s a strong local community identity, ongoing regeneration to adapt old industrial sites, and easy links to nearby towns such as Bacup and Rawtenstall, making it a mix of heritage, residential life and small-scale light industry.
Postcode districts covering Whitewell & Stacksteads
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 16.8 miles
- Bradford 20 miles
- Preston 19.5 miles
- Oldham 13.2 miles
- Wigan 20.3 miles
- Burnley 5.6 miles
- Huddersfield 18.6 miles
- Blackburn 10.6 miles
- Bolton 11.6 miles
- Stockport 21.2 miles
- Salford 15.4 miles
- Rochdale 7.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Water Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Bacup Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Rawtenstall Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Hareholme & Waterfoot Ward 1.6 miles
- Weir Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Britannia & Lee Mill Ward 1.9 miles
- Goodshaw & Cribden Ward 2.3 miles
- Longholme Ward 2.6 miles
- Dunnockshaw Parish 3 miles
- Cliviger Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Ewood Bridge Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Coal Clough with Deerplay Ward 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Whitewell & Stacksteads
BB4 9BZ, BB4 9PE, BB4 9TR, BB4 9SX, BB4 9PG, OL13 8NA, OL13 0RT, BB4 9JT, OL13 0RJ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 24.9 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.8 miles
- Rawtenstall Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Irwell Vale Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Whitewell & Stacksteads Ad
- Above Hotels 5 5.2 miles
- Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort 4 6.2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 7.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Burnley M65 Jct 10 3 5.7 miles
- Red Hall Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- OYO Castle Hotel, Accrington 3 6.1 miles
- Eagle and Child, Ramsbottom 5.2 miles
- Fence Gate Lodge 5 8.2 miles
- Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa 4 7.3 miles
- 19 Bacup Road 4 5.3 miles
Schools in Whitewell & Stacksteads
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads C of E Primary School Primary
- St Anne's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Primary
- Water Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 0.6 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 5.3 miles
- Crown Ground Stadium 6.6 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 9.3 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 9.4 miles
- School Stadium 9.5 miles
- Ewood Park Stadium 10.4 miles
- Blackburn Central Library Library 10.5 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 11.8 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 12.3 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 12.5 miles