Shawforth
| Shawforth | |
 Market Street, Shawforth |
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  Shawforth |
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| Population | 3,586 (2011. Ward of Facit and Shawforth) |
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| OS grid reference | SD892207 |
| – London | 173 mi (278 km) SSE |
| Civil parish | Whitworth |
| District | Rossendale |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROCHDALE |
| Postcode district | OL12 |
| Dialling code | 01706 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Rossendale and Darwen |
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Coordinates: 53°40′59″N 2°09′58″W / 53.683°N 2.166°W
Shawforth is a suburban village within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. It lies amongst the South Pennines along the course of the River Spodden and A671 road. It is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) north-northeast of Whitworth(where population details are included), 5.2 miles (8.4 km) east-southeast of Rawtenstall, and 14.2 miles (23 km) to the north-northeast of Manchester. The appropriate Rossendale ward is called Facit and Shawforth. At the 2011 census it had a population of 3,586.[1]
Shawforth in the Middle Ages was a hamlet within the township of Spotland and parish of Rochdale.[2]
Shawforth railway station served Shawforth from 1881 until its closure in 1947.
It is part of the Rossendale and Darwen constituency, with Jake Berry having been the Member of Parliament since 2010.
References
- Notes
- ↑ "Rossendale Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ Clarke 1830, p. 156.
- Bibliography
- Clarke, Stephen Reynolds (1830). The New Lancashire Gazetteer: Or, Topographical Dictionary, Containing an Accurate Description of the Several Hundreds, Boroughs, Market Towns, Parishes, Townships, and Hamlets, in the County Palatine of Lancaster. H. Teesdale and Co.
External links
Media related to Shawforth at Wikimedia Commons