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Irwell Vale Lancashire Map

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

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

How to Use This Irwell Vale, Lancashire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Irwell Vale, 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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PlaceIrwell Vale
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughRossendale
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.678456
Longitude-2.316923
Place TypeVillage

About Irwell Vale

Irwell Vale emerges from the damp, resonant floor of the Rossendale valley, where the heavy Lancashire sky often pulls low against the gables of its stone-built cottages. It lies 1.9 miles south-south-east of Haslingden (from Haslingden: bearing 169°T, OS grid SD 791 202), and is situated south-south-west of Ewood Bridge village. The valley floor here feels compressed by the steep, watchful embankments of Kenyon Clough, which funnel the cooling evening mist directly through the narrow lanes of Irwell Vale. Industrial ghosts linger in the masonry, a quiet legacy of the textile looms that once hummed in rhythm with the flow of the local river. High above the rooftops, the landscape shifts into the protected wildness of Hodge Clough Sssi, where the earth holds onto a rare, unmanicured silence. This terrain demands a sturdy boot and an appreciation for the muted, slate-grey light that defines the northern horizon. Every wall and path reflects a singular, pragmatic beauty, born from the persistent labour of men who carved a home out of the stubborn, rain-washed moorland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Kenyon Clough (Valley) — 0.2 mi, 251° WSW
  • Memorial Grounds (Park) — 0.6 mi, 304° WNW
  • Hodge Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 209° SSW · 3 ha
  • Dearden Brook (River) — 1.1 mi, 131° SE
  • Alden Brook (River) — 1.1 mi, 253° WSW
  • Higher Mill, Helmshore (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 314° NW · 1 ha
  • Higher Mill (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 312° NW
  • Whitakers' Mill (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 313° NW
  • Pin Meadow (Park) — 1.2 mi, 177° S
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 316° NW
  • Tor Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 280° W
  • Lower Red Lees Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 188° S · 4 ha
  • The Whitaker (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 028° NNE
  • Bull Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 236° WSW
  • Holden Wood Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 316° NW
  • Pilgrim's Stone (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 224° SW
  • The Flight of the Shuttle (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 350° N
  • Ramsbottom Co-Operative Hall (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 182° S
  • Ogden Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 308° NW
  • Waugh's Well (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 100° E
  • Bamboo Theatre (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 069° ENE
  • Grants Tower (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 165° SSE
  • Cheesden Lumb Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 141° SE
  • Coking Ovens And Associated Coal Workings On Aushaw Moss 450M South West Of Lower House (Scheduled Monument) — 3.6 mi, 263° W · 11 ha
  • Baxenden Cricket Club (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 346° NNW
  • Roman Road At Bottom O' Th' Knotts Brow (Scheduled Monument) — 4.1 mi, 223° SW
  • Haworth Art Gallery (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 340° NNW
  • Turton Tower (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 230° SW
  • Accrington Dome (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 339° NNW
  • Dunnockshaw Community Woodland (Forest / Woodland) — 6.3 mi, 029° NNE

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About This Irwell Vale Map Page

Explore Irwell Vale, 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: 53.678456, -2.316923. 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.