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Siss Clough Lancashire Map

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

Explore Siss Clough, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Siss Clough 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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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Siss Clough, 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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PlaceSiss Clough
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughRossendale
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.696720
Longitude-2.243954
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Siss Clough

Siss Clough marks a rugged transition where the grit of Lancashire’s industrial past meets the unyielding steepness of the Pennine foothills. It lies 1.8 miles east of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 99°T, OS grid SD 839 222), and is situated north-north-east of Cowpe village. Rough stone walls climb the slopes here, carving the incline into ragged parcels of earth that have long surrendered to the persistence of moss and high-altitude grass. Below the ridge, the namesake Siss Clough carves a deep, shadow-filled vein into the hillside, funnelling rain towards the valley floor with a cold, insistent urgency. Edgeside Park provides a rare, level reprieve at the lower reaches, offering a manicured contrast to the wild, unkempt majesty of the rising moors. The quality of light in Siss Clough possesses a peculiar, metallic clarity, often catching the grey slate of the remaining buildings until they seem to glow like smouldering embers against the darkening sky. Silence dominates the higher altitudes, broken only by the wind whistling through wire fences or the distant, muffled tumble of water. Siss Clough remains a place where the landscape asserts its primacy, indifferent to the shifting fortunes of the mills and men who once sought to tame it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Edgeside Park (Park) — 0.0 mi, 107° ESE
  • Siss Clough (Valley) — 0.1 mi, 149° SSE
  • Shaw Clough Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 356° N
  • Acre Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 028° NNE
  • Bamboo Theatre (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 237° WSW
  • Bridge Clough Water (River) — 0.7 mi, 014° NNE
  • The Hile (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 058° ENE
  • Cowpe Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 171° S
  • Stubbylee Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 099° E
  • Lee Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 118° ESE · 49 ha
  • Cragg High Level Tank (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 166° SSE
  • Waugh's Well (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 202° SSW
  • Grime Bridge Colliery (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 020° NNE
  • Scout Moor High Level Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 205° SSW
  • The Whitaker (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 276° W
  • Weir War Memorial (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 027° NNE
  • Halo - Panopticon (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 286° WNW
  • Higher Mill, Helmshore (Scheduled Monument) — 3.8 mi, 262° W · 1 ha
  • Whitakers' Mill (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 263° W
  • The Astronomy Centre (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 075° ENE
  • Whitworth Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.9 mi, 122° ESE · 5 ha
  • Cheesden Lumb Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 194° SSW
  • Higher Mill (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 263° W
  • Thieveley Lead Mine 330M South West And 910M Wsw Of Buckleys (Scheduled Monument) — 4.0 mi, 032° NNE
  • Lower Red Lees Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.2 mi, 229° SW · 4 ha
  • Hameldon Hill World War Ii Bombing Decoy, 390M North Of Heights Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 4.2 mi, 334° NNW · 13 ha
  • Dunnockshaw Community Woodland (Forest / Woodland) — 4.3 mi, 001° N
  • Ramsbottom Co-Operative Hall (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 222° SW
  • Baxenden Cricket Club (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 303° WNW
  • Haworth Art Gallery (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 304° NW

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About This Siss Clough Map Page

Explore Siss Clough, 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: 53.696720, -2.243954. 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.