(Suburban Area near Water)
Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Rossendale · Region: North West
Explore Lumb, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lumb 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 | Lumb |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Rossendale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.720866 |
| Longitude | -2.246351 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lumb commands a narrow corridor of the Rossendale valley where the stone architecture seems to grow directly from the gritstone slopes. It lies 2.2 miles north-east of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 51°T, OS grid SD 838 249), and is situated south-south-west of Water village. The landscape here is defined by the persistent, tumbling descent of Whitewell Brook, which carves a restless path through the valley floor and provides a constant, rhythmic accompaniment to the quiet streets. To the east, the deep incision of Field Top Clough marks the boundary where the moorland begins to reclaim the edges of human industry. The houses of Lumb are constructed from the local dark stone, absorbing the grey Lancashire light until they appear almost translucent against the steep incline of the hills. Residual echoes of the textile trade remain in the robust form of former mills that once harnessed the local water power to drive the looms of the North West. Above the rooftops, the silhouette of Liver Hill looms as a silent sentinel, its windswept summit holding the memory of the heavy weather that frequently drifts across these high elevations. Life in Lumb maintains a grounded composure, reflecting a history shaped by the hard labour of the valley and the uncompromising nature of the surrounding terrain.
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Explore Lumb, 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: 53.720866, -2.246351. 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. |