Bacup, Mill town in Rossendale Valley, England.
Located 835 feet above sea level, Bacup extends across the eastern section of Lancashire, containing numerous traditional stone buildings and Victorian architecture.
The settlement evolved from a small flannel and wool production center into an industrial mill town during the 19th century manufacturing revolution.
The Britannia Coconut Dancers perform traditional folk dances through the streets of Bacup during their annual Easter Saturday procession.
The central marketplace operates on Wednesdays and Saturdays, offering local goods while Stubbylee Park provides recreational facilities including tennis courts and bowling greens.
The Bacup Natural History Museum, established in 1878, displays collections of military artifacts, industrial equipment, and regional specimens.
Location: Rossendale
Shares border with: Cliviger
GPS coordinates: 53.70400,-2.19900
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:55
Christ Church, Bacup
478 m
St Nicholas' Church, Newchurch
3.6 km
Church of the Holy Trinity
2.2 km
Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, Bacup
230 m
Regal Cinema
2.2 km
Church of St Saviour
1.2 km
63 and 65, Church Street
3.7 km
Harrier Hound Monument To Methusalah Yates In Churchyard To South Of Church Of St. Nicholas With St. John
3.6 km
Parish Church of Christ Church with St John, Bacup
184 m
Entrances To Railway Tunnels
3.6 km
Weir and District War Memorial
3.7 km
Waggoner Tunstead Farmhouse
1.9 km
334, Edgeside Road
2.8 km
Forest House
379 m
Bacup War Memorial
161 m
Heightside
3.9 km
16 And 18, Shaw Clough Road
3 km
5, Bolton Street
3.7 km
1135-1141, Burnley Road East
4 km
Milestone At The Corner Of Dog Pits Lane
1.5 km
Milestone At Ngr Sd 896239
2.8 km
Ashlands
3.5 km
Lane Ends Farmhouse And Barn
2.9 km
No 1 Yates Cottages And Attached Barn Between Nos 1 And 3
3.1 km
Boundary stone on south side of road opposite Tollhouse
2.4 km
Milestone, by No. 649, Bacup Road, Waterfoot
4.1 km
Milestone, Lumb, Burnley Road East
3.7 km
Milestone, Lumb, between Lumb & Whitewell Bottom, opp. No. 691
3.7 kmReviews
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