Cloughfold
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Cloughfold is a small hamlet in between the towns of Rawtenstall
and Waterfoot in Rossendale
, Lancashire
.
There also used to be a railway station there, Clough Fold railway station
on the Rawtenstall to Bacup Line
, which was opened in 1871 and closed when the line closed in 1966.
Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall is a town at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, in Lancashire, England. It is the seat for the Borough of Rossendale, in which it is located. The town lies 18 miles north of Manchester, 22 miles east of the county town of Preston and 45 miles south east of Lancaster...
and Waterfoot in Rossendale
Rossendale
Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. It is made up of a number of small former mill towns in Lancashire, England centered around the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
.
There also used to be a railway station there, Clough Fold railway station
Clough Fold railway station
Clough Fold Railway Station served Cloughfold near Rawtenstall from 1871 until the line closed in 1966.-References:*Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt...
on the Rawtenstall to Bacup Line
Rawtenstall to Bacup Line
The Rawtenstall to Bacup railway line opened in two stages, from Rawtenstall to Waterfoot in 1848, and from Waterfoot to Bacup in 1852. Passenger and freight services operated until the Beeching cuts in 1966.-External links:*...
, which was opened in 1871 and closed when the line closed in 1966.