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Rake Foot Lancashire Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rake Foot, 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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PlaceRake Foot
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughRossendale
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.721339
Longitude-2.288331
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Rake Foot

Rake Foot holds a quiet authority over the steep, rain-washed slopes that define this rugged corner of the Rossendale district. It lies 1.4 miles north of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 359°T, OS grid SD 810 250). The stone dwellings here appear to have grown directly from the hillside, their grey walls reflecting the shifting, bruised light that frequently rolls in from the surrounding moorland. Only a short walk away, the still waters of Short Clough Reservoir catch the sky in a mirror of slate and iron, grounding the landscape in a cold, industrial clarity. High above the rooftops, the craggy spine of Bonfire Hill rises to meet the clouds, asserting a wilder geography that persists despite the tidy geometry of the suburban lanes. The air carries a sharp, metallic tang of damp earth and moss, a reminder of the deep valleys where water has carved its path through the gritstone for centuries. Pinner Clough slices into the western flank of the terrain, drawing the eye toward the deeper shadows of the Pennines where the horizon feels vast and untamed. Rake Foot maintains a modest, steady poise, serving as a threshold between the grit of the valley floor and the high, wind-battered silence of the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Short Clough Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.2 mi, 096° E
  • Pinner Clough (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 293° WNW
  • Folly Clough Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 037° NE
  • Bonfire Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 095° E
  • Cribden Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 225° SW
  • Library Gardens (Park) — 1.4 mi, 178° S
  • Whitaker Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 193° SSW
  • The Whitaker (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 194° SSW
  • Halo - Panopticon (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 233° SW
  • Mitchell's House Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 322° NW
  • Whitewell Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 080° E
  • Hameldon Hill World War Ii Bombing Decoy, 390M North Of Heights Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 359° N · 13 ha
  • Clowbridge Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 030° NNE
  • Baxenden Cricket Club (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 292° WNW
  • Bamboo Theatre (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 146° SE
  • Grime Bridge Colliery (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 090° E
  • Higher Mill, Helmshore (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 222° SW · 1 ha
  • Higher Mill (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 222° SW
  • Whitakers' Mill (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 223° SW
  • Haworth Art Gallery (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 296° WNW
  • Dunnockshaw Community Woodland (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 037° NE
  • Weir War Memorial (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 072° ENE
  • Waugh's Well (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 162° SSE
  • Hodge Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 203° SSW · 3 ha
  • Accrington Dome (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Warren At Everage Clough 450M North East Of New Copy Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 4.0 mi, 038° NE · 1 ha
  • Lee Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.2 mi, 127° SE · 49 ha
  • Burnley Mechanics (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 021° NNE
  • Gawthorpe Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.4 mi, 357° N · 21 ha
  • The Astronomy Centre (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 097° E

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About This Rake Foot Map Page

Explore Rake Foot, 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: 53.721339, -2.288331. 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.