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.
| 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 |
Forest Holme rests within the rolling landscape of Lancashire, a quiet corner of the Rossendale district. It lies 3.7 km north-west of Bacup (from Bacup: bearing 311°T, OS grid SD 840 254), and is situated south-south-west of Water village. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the Pennine foothills, a subtle reminder of the moors that begin their ascent not far beyond the scattered dwellings. Cobbled lanes, worn smooth by generations of footfall and cartwheels, wind between modest stone-built homes, their slate roofs glinting dully under the changeable northern sky. Though no grand abbey or imposing castle dominates the horizon, the quiet dignity of Forest Holme lies in the enduring character of its people and the enduring beauty of the surrounding fells, where the light can shift from a bruised twilight to a clear, sharp brilliance in a matter of moments.
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Explore Forest Holme, 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: 53.725321, -2.243710. 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. |