Entwistle is a village in the Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of Blackburn, the small town of Darwen to the south of it, and the surrounding countryside.-Formation:...

 unitary authority

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 in Lancashire

Lancashire

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 in the north west of England

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Its name derives from the Old English ened and twisla which means a river fork frequented by ducks. The name was recorded as Hennetwisel in 1212, Ennetwysel in 1276 and Entwissell in 1311. Entwistle is situated in a fork between the Edgeworth Brook and a smaller tributary. Entwistle was originally a township in the chapelry of Turton

Turton

-As a surname:See also Turton Baronets for Turton Baronetcies*John Turton , the doctor of King George III of Great Britain; treated that monarch during bouts of his madness*William Turton , British naturalist...

 which was part of the large ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors

Bolton le Moors

Bolton le Moors was a civil parish and ecclesiastical parish of the hundred of Salford in the historic county of Lancashire, England...

 in the hundred of Salford.

Entwistle railway station

Entwistle railway station

The rural Entwistle station is served by Northern Rail services on the Manchester Victoria/Bolton 'Ribble Valley' Line towards Blackburn and Clitheroe. The station is 9 km north of Bolton....

. situated between Darwen

Darwen railway station

Darwen railway station serves Darwen, a medium sized Lancashire town. It is served by Northern Rail services on the Ribble Valley Line from Manchester Victoria/Bolton to Blackburn and into Clitheroe...

 and Bromley Cross railway station

Bromley Cross railway station

Bromley Cross railway station, situated in Bromley Cross, a suburb to the north of Bolton, is served by the Northern Rail 'Ribble Valley' line 4 km north of Bolton....

s on the line between Blackburn and Bolton is a request stop. The station is situated close to the Strawbury Duck public house

Public house

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Nearby streams have been dammed to form the Wayoh

Wayoh Reservoir

Wayoh Reservoir is a water reservoir in the town of Edgworth, Lancashire, England. It was completed on 28 April 1876 to supply water to Bolton. Wayoh, together with the Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, make up 50% of Bolton's drinking water....

 and Turton and Entwistle Reservoir

Turton and Entwistle Reservoir

Turton and Entwistle Reservoir is a water reservoir in the town of Edgworth, Lancashire. The reservoir's existence is due to the Entwistle Dam. When constructed in 1832 the Entwistle Dam was the highest in Britain; it rises 108 feet from the base...

s. The are is popular with walkers, anglers and joggers.