Musbury Tor
Musbury Tor or Tor Hill is a flat-topped hill in south-east Lancashire, England. It overlooks the village of Helmshore and separates Alden Valley to its south and Musbury Valley to its north.Photo: Falsest Reality, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Helmshore Mills Textile Museum and Helmshore Viaduct.
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Museum
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Helmshore Mills are two mills built on the River Ogden in Helmshore, Lancashire. Higher Mill was built in 1789 for William Turner, and Whitaker's Mill was built in the 1820s by the Turner family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irwell Vale and Haslingden Grane.
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.
Haslingden Grane
Hamlet
Haslingden Grane is the glaciated upper portion of the valley of the River Ogden, which lies west of Haslingden and is in the north east section of the West Pennine Moors. Haslingden Grane is situated 1½ miles northwest of Musbury Tor.
Haslingden
Town
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Haslingden is a town in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It is 16 miles north of Manchester. The name means 'valley of the hazels' or 'valley growing with hazels'. Haslingden is situated 1½ miles northeast of Musbury Tor.
Musbury Tor
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,066 feet
- Description: hill in Lancashire, England
- Categories: geographical feature and landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Musbury Tor” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Musbury Tor”
- Swedish: “Musbury Tor”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Helmshore and Flax Moss.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bull Hill and Irwell Vale railway station.
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