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Rossendale

Borough of Rossendale
Rossendale
Shown within Lancashire
Geography
Status:Borough
Region:North West England
Admin. County:Lancashire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 218th
138.05 km²
Admin. HQ:Rawtenstall
ONS code:30UM
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
Ranked 317th
65,818
477 / km²
Ethnicity:96.2% White
3.1% S.Asian
Politics
Arms of Rossendale Borough Council
Rossendale Borough Council
http://www.rossendale.gov.uk/
Leadership:Alternative - Sec.31
Control:Conservative
MPs:Greg Pope, Janet Anderson

Rossendale is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Rawtenstall . The borough consists of towns of the valley of the River Irwell, and the surrounding moorland of the South Pennines.

Other places in Rossendale include:

  • Bacup
  • Crawshawbooth
  • Edenfield
  • Facit
  • Greave
  • Haslingden
  • Laund , Lumb
  • Newchurch , Nun Hills
  • Rawtenstall
  • Rockliffe
  • Shawforth , Stubbins
  • Waterfoot , Whitworth

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