Scholes Height

Scholes Height is a heath in North Turton, Blackburn with Darwen, England. Scholes Height is situated nearby to the peak Holcombe Moor, as well as near the heath Wet Moss.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Entwistle railway station and Pilgrims’ Cross, Holcombe Moor.

Entwistle railway station

Railway station

Entwistle railway station serves the village of Entwistle, Lancashire, as well as being the closest station to Edgworth. It is served by Northern Trains services on the Ribble Valley line, on which it is between Darwen and Bromley Cross. Entwistle railway station is situated 2 miles west of Scholes Height.

Pilgrims’ Cross, Holcombe Moor

Monument

Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pilgrims' Cross, Holcombe Moor, also called Whowell's Cross and Chatterton's Cross, is located on Holcombe Moor near Ramsbottom and Holcombe, Greater Manchester, England. Pilgrims’ Cross, Holcombe Moor is situated 1 mile east of Scholes Height.

West Pennine Moors

Forest

The West Pennine Moors is an area of the Pennines covering approximately 90 square miles of moorland and reservoirs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. West Pennine Moors is situated 1½ miles southwest of Scholes Height.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edgworth and Holcombe.

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.

Holcombe

Village

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Holcombe is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, south of Haslingden, east of Edgworth, west of Ramsbottom, and north of Tottington. Holcombe is situated 2 miles southeast of Scholes Height.

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 2½ miles east of Scholes Height.

Scholes Height

Type: Heath
Location: North Turton, Blackburn with Darwen, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.66534° or 53° 39′ 55″ north

Longitude

-2.3712° or 2° 22′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C5VMJ8H+4G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1345046178

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Holcombe Moor and Wet Moss.

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