Rossendale
| Borough of Rossendale | |
|---|---|
| Borough and Non-metropolitan district | |
 Rossendale shown within Lancashire and England |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
| Admin. HQ | Bacup |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rossendale Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| • Executive: | Labour |
| • MPs: | Jake Berry, Graham Jones |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.3 sq mi (138.0 km2) |
| Area rank | 194th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 69,500 |
| • Rank | Ranked 302nd |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (500/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 30UM (ONS) E07000125 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 90.6% White British 5.6% Asian |
| Website | rossendale.gov.uk |
Rossendale /ˈrɒsəndeɪl/ is a district with borough status in Lancashire, England, holding a number of small former mill towns centred on the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West. Rossendale combines modest size urban development with rural villages and is immediately south of the more populated town of Burnley, east of Blackburn and north of Bolton, Bury, Manchester and Rochdale, centred 15 miles (24 km) north of Manchester.
In the 2001 census the population of Rossendale was 65,652, spread between the larger towns of Bacup, Haslingden and Rawtenstall; the villages of Crawshawbooth, Edenfield, Helmshore, Waterfoot, Whitworth; and as well as Britannia, Broadclough, Chatterton, Cloughfold, Cowpe, Irwell Vale, Loveclough, Newchurch, Shawforth, Stacksteads, Stubbins, Turn and Weir. The population at the 2011 Census had risen to 67,922.
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