Shawforth Lancashire Map

About Shawforth

Shawforth rests in the Rossendale district, a place where the land rises and falls with a quiet determination. It lies 2.4 km north-north-east of Whitworth (from Whitworth: bearing 12°T, OS grid SD 890 204). The air here, particularly on a crisp autumn morning, carries a faint, earthy scent, a legacy of the agricultural past that still clings to the surrounding slopes, even as the suburban houses cluster in neat rows. There is a particular quality to the light that filters through the scattered trees, a soft, diffused glow that seems to soften the edges of the brickwork and the tarmac. The local economy, once dominated by the mills that hummed with the industry of a bygone era, has shifted, but the echoes of that industrious spirit can still be felt in the sturdy, practical nature of the place. The nearby moors, vast and often windswept, offer a constant, silent counterpoint to the more ordered life of Shawforth, a reminder of wilder landscapes that lie just beyond the familiar hedgerows.

About This Shawforth Map Page

Explore Shawforth, 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: 53.680620, -2.166861. 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.