Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Rossendale · Region: North West
Explore Broad Clough, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Broad Clough 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Broad Clough, 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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| Place | Broad Clough |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Rossendale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.712121 |
| Longitude | -2.203469 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Broad Clough rises from the rugged flank of the Rossendale valley, where the earth holds the persistent memory of industrial labour. It lies 0.6 miles north of Bacup (from Bacup: bearing 351°T, OS grid SD 866 239). The landscape here is defined by a stern, vertical geography, as the slopes climb sharply toward the exposed horizon of Small Shaw Height. To the west, the deep indentation of Whitaker Clough carves a shadowed path through the gritstone, channelling the rainwater that once powered the looms of the textile trade. Broad Clough retains the austere composure of a place that has long balanced its stone-built heritage against the shifting moods of the northern weather. The light often catches the grey masonry of the older dwellings, turning the dull rock into a silvered reflection of the clouds above. Where the modern road now winds, the persistent hum of the present day softens against the silence of the surrounding heights. This transition between the heavy industry of the past and the quietude of the moorland edge creates a distinct, melancholic beauty.
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Explore Broad Clough, 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: 53.712121, -2.203469. 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 | August 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. |