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Newchurch Lancashire Map

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

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

How to Use This Newchurch, Lancashire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Newchurch, 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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PlaceNewchurch
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughRossendale
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.697904
Longitude-2.253896
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Newchurch

Newchurch commands a rugged prominence upon the hillsides of the Rossendale Valley, where the stone architecture reflects the enduring grit of its industrial heritage. It lies 1.4 miles east of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 98°T, OS grid SD 833 224), and is situated north of Cowpe village. Stone terraces climb the steep valley slopes, their dark, weathered facades absorbing the soft, grey light that often drifts across the Pennine moors. Below the residential ridges, the landscape softens into the verdant hollows of Siss Clough, where the water carves a quiet path through the earth. Residents often traverse the paths toward Edgeside Park, a space that offers a necessary breath of open air against the backdrop of rising moorland. The history of Newchurch remains bound to the heavy labour of the textile mills, a past that lingers in the sturdy, uncompromising geometry of its older buildings. High above the valley floor, the terrain shifts into the wilder reaches of Acre Hill, where the wind carries the scent of damp heather and peat. This elevation provides the place with a singular, windswept character, distinct from the busier hubs in the valley bottom.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Edgeside Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 102° ESE
  • Bamboo Theatre (Theatre) — 0.4 mi, 189° S
  • Siss Clough (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 113° ESE
  • Shaw Clough Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 039° NE
  • Acre Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 059° ENE
  • Bridge Clough Water (River) — 0.8 mi, 045° NE
  • The Hile (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 072° ENE
  • The Old Fold Garden (Park) — 1.3 mi, 280° W
  • Cowpe Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 156° SSE
  • Scout Moor High Level Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 192° SSW
  • The Whitaker (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 275° W
  • Waugh's Well (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 189° S
  • Cragg High Level Tank (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 155° SSE
  • Grime Bridge Colliery (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 032° NNE
  • Lee Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 115° ESE · 49 ha
  • Halo - Panopticon (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 286° WNW
  • Weir War Memorial (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 034° NE
  • Higher Mill, Helmshore (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 260° W · 1 ha
  • Higher Mill (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 260° W
  • Whitakers' Mill (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 261° W
  • Cheesden Lumb Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 188° S
  • Lower Red Lees Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 225° SW · 4 ha
  • Hameldon Hill World War Ii Bombing Decoy, 390M North Of Heights Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 4.0 mi, 339° NNW · 13 ha
  • Dunnockshaw Community Woodland (Forest / Woodland) — 4.2 mi, 007° N
  • Thieveley Lead Mine 330M South West And 910M Wsw Of Buckleys (Scheduled Monument) — 4.2 mi, 037° NE
  • The Astronomy Centre (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 077° ENE
  • Whitworth Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.3 mi, 120° ESE · 5 ha
  • Baxenden Cricket Club (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 305° NW
  • Ramsbottom Co-Operative Hall (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 217° SW
  • Haworth Art Gallery (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 306° NW

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About This Newchurch Map Page

Explore Newchurch, 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: 53.697904, -2.253896. 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.