Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Rossendale · Region: North West
Explore Townsend Fold, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Townsend Fold 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.
| Place | Townsend Fold |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Rossendale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.691011 |
| Longitude | -2.299921 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Townsend Fold, a quiet hamlet in Lancashire's Rossendale district, exhales a breath of resilient calm. It lies 1.4 km south-west of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 217°T, OS grid SD 802 216), and is situated north-east of Ewood Bridge village. Here, the land slopes gently, as if shaped by the long, patient work of water and wind, the sky above often a painterly expanse of bruised purples and soft greys. The occasional stone-built dwelling, sturdy against the elements, speaks of lives lived with a practical grace, their roofs catching the diffused light that filters through the Pennine air. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Townsend Fold carries the quiet dignity of the land itself, a subtle testament to enduring settlement.
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Explore Townsend Fold, 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: 53.691011, -2.299921. 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 | June 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. |