Lancashire
Rossendale
Whitworth

Whitworth

Whitworth is a town and civil parish in , England, amongst the foothills of the between , to the north, and , to the south.
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  • Type: Town with 7,500 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in Rossendale, Lancashire, England
  • Also known as: “Whitworth, England” and “Whitworth, Lancashire”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, Facit, Whitworth and Parish Church of St Bartholomew, Whitworth.

Church
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Church
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Peak
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Brown Wardle is a hill between the village of , and the town of Whitworth, Lancashire, England. The summit is on the border of Greater Manchester and and stands 1,314 feet above sea level, making it one of the highest points in and Greater Manchester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wardle and Bacup.

Village
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is a village near within the , in , England. It lies amongst the foothills of the South Pennines, 1.8 miles east-southeast of Whitworth, 2.5 miles north-northwest of and 12 miles north-northeast of the city of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Whitworth.

Town
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The Rossendale Valley is a borough in , consisting of a number of small towns and villages including Haslingden, Rawtenstall, , Waterfoot and 1 Acre. It lies within the West Pennine Moors. is situated 3 miles northwest of Whitworth.

Village
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is a village within the , Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of until the local government reorganisation of 1974, it lies on the western outskirts of and had a population of 9,733 according to the 2021 census. is situated 3 miles southwest of Whitworth.

Whitworth

Latitude
53.66443° or 53° 39′ 52″ north
Longitude
-2.17341° or 2° 10′ 24″ west
Population
7,500
Elevation
728 feet (222 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WWV
Open location code
9C5VMR7G+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30844309
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2633997
Wiki­data ID
Q338864
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Whitworth” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Whitworth”
  • Basque: “Whitworth (Lancashire)”
  • Basque: “Whitworth”
  • Bengali: “হুইটওর্থ”
  • Cebuano: “Whitworth”
  • Chinese: “惠特沃思 (蘭開夏)”
  • Chinese: “惠特沃思”
  • Dutch: “Whitworth”
  • French: “Whitworth”
  • German: “Whitworth”
  • Gujarati: “વિટવર્થ”
  • Irish: “Whitworth, Lancashire”
  • Irish: “Whitworth”
  • Italian: “Whitworth”
  • Japanese: “ウィットワース”
  • Kannada: “ವಿಟ್ವರ್ತ್”
  • Korean: “와이트워스”
  • Ladin: “Whitworth (Lancashire)”
  • Ladin: “Whitworth”
  • Lithuanian: “Vitvortas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whitworth i Lancashire”
  • Persian: “ویتوورث، لانکاشر”
  • Polish: “Whitworth”
  • Portuguese: “Whitworth”
  • Romanian: “Whitworth, Lancashire”
  • Russian: “Уитворф”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ویتوورث، لانکاشر”
  • Spanish: “Whitworth”
  • Swedish: “Whitworth, Lancashire”
  • Swedish: “Whitworth”
  • Tamil: “வாத்-அப்பன்-டெர்ன்”
  • Telugu: “విట్వర్త్”
  • Turkish: “Whitworth, Lancashire”
  • Urdu: “وہیتوورتھ”
  • Welsh: “Whitworth, Swydd Gaerhirfryn”
  • Welsh: “Whitworth”
  • “Whitworth”

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