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Whitworth, Lancashire
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Whitworth is a town and civil parish in Rossendale, Lancashire, England, amongst the foothills of the Pennines between Bacup, to the north, and Rochdale, to the south. It had a population of 7,500 at the 2011 Census.[2]
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Population | 7,500 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SD882185 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ROCHDALE |
Postcode district | OL12 |
Dialling code | 01706 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
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Whitworth spans the Whitworth Valley, a 7 square miles (18.1 km2) area consisting of Healey, Broadley, Whitworth, Facit and Shawforth, linked by the A671 road.[3] Several smaller hamlets are now part of Whitworth, such as Cowm Top, which was removed to make way for Cowm Reservoir.[4]