Facit railway station

Whitworth is a town and civil parish in Rossendale, Lancashire, England, amongst the foothills of the Pennines between Bacup, to the north, and Rochdale, to the south. It had a population of 7,500 at the 2011 Census.Whitworth spans the Whitworth Valley, a 7 square miles (18.1 km2) area consisting of Healey, Broadley, Whitworth, Facit and Shawforth, linked by the A671 road. Several smaller hamlets are now part of Whitworth, such as Cowm Top, which was removed to make way for Cowm Reservoir.Whitworth is twinned with Kandel, Germany.

Whitworth railway station served the town of Whitworth, Rossendale, Lancashire, England, from 1870 until closure in 1947.

Shawforth railway station served Shawforth near Bacup, Rossendale, Lancashire, England, from 1881 until closure in 1947.

Shawforth ( SHAW-fərth) is a ward in the township of Whitworth within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. It lies amongst the South Pennines along the course of the River Spodden and A671 road. Shawforth in the Middle Ages was a hamlet within the township of Spotland and parish of Rochdale.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.

Brown Wardle is a hill between the village of Wardle, Greater Manchester and the town of Whitworth, Lancashire, England. The summit is on the border of Greater Manchester and Lancashire and stands 400 m (1,312 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest points in Rochdale and Greater Manchester. It forms part of the South Pennines, lying within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.

Britannia is a suburb of Bacup in the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. It lies on the course of two major roads and has a school and a nature reserve. Rochdale is to the south. Inchfield Moor in West Yorkshire is to the east. Britannia railway station was on the former Rochdale to Bacup Line. Britannia Quarries was a source of employment.

Britannia railway station served Britannia near Bacup, Lancashire, England, from 1881 until closure in 1917. The station was just to the west of the summit of the line, which was also the highest point on the entire Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) system.

Broadley railway station served Broadley in Rochdale, England, from 1870 until closure in 1947. It was situated at Healey Dell.

Healey is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it includes Shawclough, Syke and Nook Farm and the rest of the land known as Healey on the right side of Whitworth Road (A671) after Gale Street up to Healey Corner (Whitworth/Rochdale boundary). The population of this Rochdale ward at the 2011 census was 10,411.

Healey Dell Viaduct is a viaduct situated in Healey Dell Nature Reserve in the Spodden Valley, on the outskirts of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It is 2.5 mi (4.0 km) from Whitworth, Lancashire. It was built in 1867 and carried the Rochdale to Bacup Railway Line, opening to passengers on 1 November 1870. It operated until 1949, and carried coal trains until into the 1960s.The viaduct was built from locally quarried gritstone and only a single track wide. It is 105 ft (32 m) high above the river, with eight arches, each with a 30 ft (9.1 m) span.In November 1984, the viaduct was Grade II listed.Today it carries the National Cycle Network, Regional Network Route 92 which joins National Route 66.Healey Dell is on the Rochdale Way and the Pennine Bridleway passes the northern end.

Watergrove Reservoir is a reservoir close to Wardle in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England. Rochdale Corporation chose Watergrove as a suitable site to build a large reservoir largely to a prolonged drought in the 1930s, resulting in water regularly being bought from Oldham. The ruins of the old village of Watergrove submerged under the large expanse of water in 1938, and dotted around the landscape above the reservoir there are several ruins originally belonging to the village. The book Watergrove: A History of the Valley and its Drowned Village by Allen Holt gives a personal view of the transition as the author grew up in Wardle, a mile to the south of Watergrove. Several photographs in the book show people walking along roads that have resurfaced during times of extreme drought.In July 2008, a 13-year-old boy, Joseph Thomas, was found dead in the reservoir after he had gone swimming with friends.A free, weekly, 5 km parkrun takes place every Saturday morning. The event is hosted by local volunteers and was first held on Saturday 7 June 2014.

Shawclough & Healey railway station served the townships of Shawclough and Healey in Rochdale, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England, from 1870 until closure in 1947.