(Other Settlement near Water)
Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Rossendale · Region: North West
Explore Bank Top, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bank Top map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Bank Top |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Rossendale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.723085 |
| Longitude | -2.251305 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Bank Top, a quiet corner of Rossendale, holds the hushed breath of moorland air. It lies 3.4 km north-east of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 44°T, OS grid SD 835 252), and is situated south-west of Water village. The land here rises and falls with a gentle, patient strength, the sky a vast, ever-changing canvas overhead, sometimes a soft grey, sometimes a brilliant, almost startling blue. Ancient stone walls, weathered by countless seasons, trace the contours of the hills, a testament to the persistent hands that have shaped this place. Though its industrial past may have ebbed, a certain steadfastness remains in the very bones of Bank Top, a quiet resilience that echoes in the rustle of the bracken.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Bank Top, Lancashire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.723085, -2.251305. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |