Whittlestone Head

Whittlestone Head is a hamlet in Blackburn with Darwen, England. Whittlestone Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Edge Fold, as well as near Entwistle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Mission Church and Entwistle railway station.

Entwistle railway station

Railway station

Photo: Paul Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Entwistle railway station is 5+3⁄4 miles north of Bolton and serves the village of Entwistle. It is also the closest station to Edgworth. Owing to the remote location and low passenger numbers, Entwistle was a request stop for several years.

Turton and Entwistle Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Liz Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Turton and Entwistle Reservoir is a water reservoir in the village of Edgworth, Lancashire, England. The reservoir's existence is due to the Entwistle Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoddlesden and Edgworth.

Hoddlesden

Village

Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoddlesden is a village in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, England. The village population at the 2011 census was 1,239. It is in the borough's East Rural ward, and is situated east of Darwen. Hoddlesden is situated 1½ miles north of Whittlestone Head.

Edgworth

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Edgworth is a village in the civil parish of North Turton, in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is between Broadhead Brook on the west and Quarlton Brook in the south east. Edgworth is situated 2 miles southeast of Whittlestone Head.

Darwen

Town

Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough, of Lancashire, England. The residents of the town are known as "Darreners". Darwen is situated 2½ miles northwest of Whittlestone Head.

Whittlestone Head

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Blackburn with Darwen, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.67194° or 53° 40′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.4264° or 2° 25′ 35″ west

Elevation

863 feet (263 metres)

Open location code

9C5VMHCF+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 29020274

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13276461

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Localities in the Area

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