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.
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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| Place | Rake Foot |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Rossendale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.721339 |
| Longitude | -2.288331 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
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.
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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 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. |