Blackstone Edge Reservoir

Blackstone Edge ( BLAK-stən) is a gritstone escarpment at 472 metres (1,549 ft) above sea level in the Pennine hills surrounded by moorland on the boundary between Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire in England.

Green Withens Reservoir is a man-made upland reservoir that lies on Rishworth Moor in West Yorkshire. The reservoir sits between the M62 motorway to the south and the A58 to the north, and just to the east of the boundary with Greater Manchester. The reservoir is primarily in the catchment of Green Withens Clough but also Wolden Edge Clough. The catchment of the reservoir itself is extended to the east of its dam using Green Withens Catchwater, a conduit that channels water from several tributaries to Green Withens Clough back into the reservoir. The reservoir catchment is also extended to the south using Linsgreave Catchwater, which channels water from tributaries of Linsgreave Clough and Lodge Clough back into the reservoir. Green Withens dam is a reverse ‘L’ shaped stone-faced earth embankment dam that has a leg extending north-north-west over Green Withens Clough on the long leg and Wolden Edge Clough on the shorter leg. The reservoir, which sits at an altitude of 362 metres above sea level, has a mean depth of 6.2 metres, a catchment area of 221 ha, and a surface area of 0.187 km2.

Old Bent House and Farmhouse are adjoining historic buildings on Halifax Road in Littleborough, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They are jointly recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, signifying their exceptional architectural and historic interest.

Calderbrook ( KAWL-dər-bruuk) is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It was originally part of the township of Blatchinworth and Calderbrook within the ancient parish of Rochdale, becoming a separate civil parish in 1866. The civil parish was abolished in 1894, when it became part of Littleborough urban district.

Windy Bank is a historic house on Blackstone Edge Old Road in Littleborough, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is designated as a Grade II* listed building, recognised for its architectural and historical significance.

Greenvale Brook is a watercourse in Greater Manchester and a tributary of the River Roch.

Whittaker Wood is a woodland in Greater Manchester, England, near Littleborough. It covers a total area of 1.88 hectares (4.65 acres). It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust.

Norman Hill Reservoir is a reservoir in the Piethorne Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England.

Shore Lane Brook is a water course in Greater Manchester and a tributary of Ealees Brook in Littleborough.

Hollingworth Brook is a water course in Greater Manchester which originates at Hollingworth Lake and flows through the Ealees Valley where it merges with Shore Lane Brook to form Ealees Brook.

The Summit Tunnel fire occurred on 20 December 1984, when a dangerous goods train caught fire while passing through the Summit Tunnel on the railway line between Littleborough and Todmorden on the Greater Manchester/West Yorkshire border, England.

Town House Brook is a watercourse in Greater Manchester and a tributary of the River Roch.