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Forest Holme Lancashire Map

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

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

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Place	Forest Holme
Traditional County	Lancashire
District / Borough	Rossendale
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.725321
Longitude	-2.243710
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Forest Holme

Forest Holme draws its character from the rugged, elevated spine of the Rossendale district, where the gritstone landscape commands a quiet, melancholic authority. It lies 2.3 miles north-west of Bacup (from Bacup: bearing 311°T, OS grid SD 840 254), and is situated south-south-west of Water village. The terrain here rises to meet the sky with a sharp, uncompromising clarity, shaped by the relentless passage of water and wind over centuries of industrial endurance. To the east, the Whitewell Brook carves a persistent path through the valley floor, its cold, clear pulse providing a rhythmic counterpoint to the stillness of the high ground. Forest Holme remains defined by this proximity to raw geology, where the imposing silhouette of Liver Hill looms to the north-west, casting long, bruised shadows across the suburban rooftops as the afternoon light wanes. The remnants of past enterprise linger in the periphery, grounding the residential rows in a history of labour that once defined this corner of Lancashire. Throughout the seasons, the air maintains a bracing chill that seems to sharpen the senses, reminding any observer that the wild moorland is never truly distant.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Whitewell Brook (River) — 0.1 mi, 057° ENE
Heb Clough (Valley) — 0.3 mi, 104° ESE
Liver Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 307° NW
Grime Bridge Colliery (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 116° ESE
Turn Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 072° ENE
Clough Bottom Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 034° NNE
Bridge Clough Water (River) — 1.3 mi, 174° S
Short Clough Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 260° W
Weir War Memorial (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 061° ENE
Clowbridge Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 338° NNW
Edgeside Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 179° S
Wholaw Nook (Park) — 2.3 mi, 347° NNW
Dunnockshaw Community Woodland (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 002° N
The Singing Ringing Tree (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 017° NNE
Bamboo Theatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 192° SSW
Thieveley Lead Mine 330M South West And 910M Wsw Of Buckleys (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 056° NE
Hameldon Hill World War Ii Bombing Decoy, 390M North Of Heights Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 314° NW · 13 ha
The Whitaker (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 232° SW
Warren At Everage Clough 450M North East Of New Copy Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 013° NNE · 1 ha
Lee Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 151° SSE · 49 ha
Foldys Cross (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 013° NNE
Museum of Local Crafts & Industries (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 014° NNE
Towneley Hall (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 015° NNE
The Astronomy Centre (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 105° ESE
High Gate (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 077° ENE
Baxenden Cricket Club (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 278° W
Burnley Mechanics (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 360° N
Whitakers' Mill (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 237° WSW
Higher Mill (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 237° WSW
Queen'S Park, Burnley (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.9 mi, 007° N · 11 ha

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