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Brandwood Lancashire Map

Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Rossendale · Region: North West

Explore Brandwood, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brandwood 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.

Interactive Map of Brandwood, Lancashire

How to Use This Brandwood, Lancashire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brandwood, Lancashire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceBrandwood
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughRossendale
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.691789
Longitude-2.233143
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Brandwood

Brandwood emerges from the rugged spine of the Rossendale hills, defined by the stark, industrial austerity typical of Lancashire’s high moorland fringes. It lies 1.5 miles west-south-west of Bacup (from Bacup: bearing 239°T, OS grid SD 847 217), and is situated east-north-east of Cowpe village. Stone-built dwellings here hold the memory of cold winters, their dark masonry absorbing the pale, thin light that descends from the Pennine clouds. The landscape remains dominated by the steep, verdant descent of Siss Clough, where water carves through the earth with a persistent, rhythmic urgency. To the north, the rising slopes of The Hile command the horizon, casting long, melancholic shadows over the narrow tracks that connect the scattered homes of Brandwood. These paths follow the contours of a terrain once scarred by quarrying, now softened by the stubborn encroachment of wild grasses and heather. The air carries a sharp, metallic clarity, a reminder of the altitude and the proximity of the high, unforgiving fells. In this quiet geography, the passage of time feels marked not by clocks, but by the shifting grey gradients of the sky against the slate roofs.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Siss Clough (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 301° WNW
  • Edgeside Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 309° NW
  • The Hile (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 022° NNE
  • Acre Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 348° NNW
  • Bamboo Theatre (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 273° W
  • Cowpe Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 192° SSW
  • Shaw Clough Brook (River) — 1.0 mi, 331° NNW
  • Bridge Clough Water (River) — 1.0 mi, 344° NNW
  • Stubbylee Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 087° E
  • Lee Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 113° ESE · 49 ha
  • Cragg High Level Tank (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 181° S
  • Scout Moor High Level Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 222° SW
  • Waugh's Well (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 220° SW
  • Grime Bridge Colliery (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 005° N
  • The Whitaker (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 283° WNW
  • Weir War Memorial (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 017° NNE
  • Whitworth Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.3 mi, 121° ESE · 5 ha
  • The Astronomy Centre (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 067° ENE
  • Halo - Panopticon (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 289° WNW
  • Cheesden Lumb Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 202° SSW
  • Hodge Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 248° WSW · 3 ha
  • Thieveley Lead Mine 330M South West And 910M Wsw Of Buckleys (Scheduled Monument) — 4.1 mi, 024° NNE
  • Higher Mill, Helmshore (Scheduled Monument) — 4.2 mi, 268° W · 1 ha
  • Higher Mill (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 268° W
  • Whitakers' Mill (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 268° W
  • Dunnockshaw Community Woodland (Forest / Woodland) — 4.6 mi, 356° N
  • Hameldon Hill World War Ii Bombing Decoy, 390M North Of Heights Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 4.7 mi, 331° NNW · 13 ha
  • Ramsbottom Co-Operative Hall (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 229° SW
  • Baxenden Cricket Club (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 303° WNW
  • Dobroyd Castle (Castle) — 5.3 mi, 076° ENE

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About This Brandwood Map Page

Explore Brandwood, 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: 53.691789, -2.233143. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.