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Whitewell Bottom Lancashire Map

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

Explore Whitewell Bottom, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whitewell Bottom 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 Whitewell Bottom, 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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PlaceWhitewell Bottom
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughRossendale
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.710872
Longitude-2.250641
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Whitewell Bottom

Whitewell Bottom emerges from the steep, rugged contours of the Rossendale valley, where the stone buildings cling to the hillside like lichen on a crag. It lies 1.7 miles east-north-east of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 65°T, OS grid SD 835 238), and is situated south-south-west of Water village. The landscape bears the indelible marks of a bygone industrial era, with rows of terraced houses following the unforgiving gradients of the terrain. To the north-west, the raw, unpolished character of Rock Clough carves a deep scar into the earth, funnelling the damp, persistent winds that define the local climate. The water of Shaw Clough Brook runs with a persistent, metallic clarity, reflecting the grey-blue skies that often hang heavy over the rooftops. Whitewell Bottom retains the stoic, workmanlike air of its heritage, where the grit of the Pennine stone seems to have seeped into the very character of the streets. Here, the light shifts rapidly across the slopes, illuminating the stark lines of the architecture before plunging the valley floor into sudden, cooling shadow. Life in Whitewell Bottom remains tethered to the rhythmic, ancient rise and fall of the surrounding hills, which rise sharply to guard the valley from the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rock Clough (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 320° NW
  • Shaw Clough Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 152° SSE
  • Bridge Clough Water (River) — 0.5 mi, 128° SE
  • Acre Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 132° SE
  • Edgeside Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 163° SSE
  • Bonfire Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 308° NW
  • Grime Bridge Colliery (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 051° NE
  • Bamboo Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 189° S
  • Short Clough Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 298° WNW
  • Library Gardens (Park) — 1.6 mi, 245° WSW
  • Clough Bottom Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 025° NNE
  • The Whitaker (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 249° WSW
  • Cowpe Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 168° SSE
  • Weir War Memorial (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 043° NE
  • Lee Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 135° SE · 49 ha
  • Waugh's Well (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 189° S
  • Halo - Panopticon (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 267° W
  • Hameldon Hill World War Ii Bombing Decoy, 390M North Of Heights Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 330° NNW · 13 ha
  • Dunnockshaw Community Woodland (Forest / Woodland) — 3.3 mi, 006° N
  • Thieveley Lead Mine 330M South West And 910M Wsw Of Buckleys (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 044° NE
  • Higher Mill, Helmshore (Scheduled Monument) — 3.8 mi, 247° WSW · 1 ha
  • Whitakers' Mill (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 248° WSW
  • Higher Mill (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 247° WSW
  • The Astronomy Centre (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 090° E
  • Baxenden Cricket Club (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 293° WNW
  • Hodge Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.1 mi, 227° SW · 3 ha
  • Acre Nook (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 087° E
  • Museum of Local Crafts & Industries (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 014° NNE
  • Towneley Hall (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 015° NNE
  • Whitworth Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.7 mi, 130° SE · 5 ha

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About This Whitewell Bottom Map Page

Explore Whitewell Bottom, 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: 53.710872, -2.250641. 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.