Rossendale : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Borough of Rossendale

Sovereign state

United Kingdom

Constituent country

England

Region

North West England

Ceremonial county

Lancashire

Government

Admin. HQ

Rawtenstall

Type

Rossendale Borough Council

Leadership:

Alternative - Sec.31

Executive:

MPs:

Jake Berry, Graham Jones

Geography

Total Area

0 sq mi ( km2)

Area rank

Demography

Total Population

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Density (pop.)

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Other information

Time zone

Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)

- Summer (DST)

British Summer Time (UTC+1)

ONS code

30UM

Ethnicity

94.9% White
3.8% S.Asian

Home | UK district | Rossendale

Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. It is made up of a number of small former mill towns in Lancashire, England centered around the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West. The district combines urban with rural aspects, and is close to the more populated areas of Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Manchester and Rochdale.

In the 2001 census the population of Rossendale was 65,652

(records),

spread between the larger towns of Bacup, Haslingden and Rawtenstall; the villages of Crawshawbooth, Edenfield, Helmshore, Waterfoot, Whitworth; and as well as Britannia, Chatterton, Cloughfold, Cowpe, Irwell Vale, Newchurch, Shawforth, Stacksteads, Stubbins, Turn, Water, Weir. The district was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Bacup, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, part of Ramsbottom Urban District and Whitworth Urban District.

Rossendale is twinned with the German town of Bocholt, located close to the Netherlands border.

The name "Rossendale" may also refer geographically to Rossendale Valley, and historically refers to the medieval Forest or "Chase" of Rossendale, which encompassed approximately the same area as the modern district.