Whittle Pike

Whittle Pike is a peak in Rossendale, Lancashire, England and has an elevation of 1,532 feet. Whittle Pike is situated nearby to the hamlet Turn, as well as near the locality Cowpe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hail Storm Hill and Ashworth Moor Reservoir.

Hail Storm Hill

Peak

Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hail Storm Hill, also known as Cowpe Moss, is the highest point of the Rossendale Valley, England, an area of moorland and hill country situated between the West Pennine Moors and the South Pennines.

Ashworth Moor Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ashworth Moor Reservoir is an upland water supply reservoir amongst the Pennines in Greater Manchester, England, close to the A680 road between Rochdale and Edenfield. Ashworth Moor Reservoir is situated 2 miles south of Whittle Pike.

Irwell Vale railway station

Railway station

Photo: Lavareef, Public domain.

Irwell Vale railway station was built as a stop on the heritage East Lancashire Railway. It serves the small village of Irwell Vale, in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. Irwell Vale railway station is situated 2 miles west of Whittle Pike.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shuttleworth and Irwell Vale.

Shuttleworth is a hamlet at the northeastern extremity of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the South Pennines, 4.3 miles north of Bury and 0.9 miles south of Edenfield; Scout Moor Wind Farm lies to the immediate east. Shuttleworth is situated 1½ miles southwest of Whittle Pike.

Irwell Vale

Hamlet

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Irwell Vale is a village within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, in North West England. which lies at the confluence of the River Ogden and River Irwell. Irwell Vale is situated 2 miles west of Whittle Pike.

Ramsbottom

Town

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Bury is a town and borough in Greater Manchester in the northwest of England, ten miles north of central Manchester. It’s a former textile-milling town, with a population in 2024 of 199,000. Ramsbottom is situated 2½ miles southwest of Whittle Pike.

Whittle Pike

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,532 feet
Category: landform
Location: Rossendale, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.66666° or 53° 40′ north

Longitude

-2.26639° or 2° 15′ 59″ west

Elevation

1,532 feet (467 metres)

Open location code

9C5VMP8M+MC

GeoNames ID

7287994

Wikidata ID

Q24662432

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Whittle Pike” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Whittle Pike”
Swedish: “Whittle Pike”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Turn and Cowpe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Higher Hill and Cowpe Lowe.

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