Goodshaw is a hamlet situated on the edge of the
Pennine hills in England, located just north of the market town of
Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall () is a town in the borough of Borough of Rossendale, Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The town lies 15 miles (24 km) north of Manchester, 22 miles (35 km) east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston and 45 miles (70 km) south east of Lanca ...
in
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
. To the south, it is adjacent to the village of
Crawshawbooth, with Rawtenstall located further south. It is also a ward of
Rossendale Rossendale may refer to several places and organizations in Lancashire, England:
Places
*Rossendale Valley, a river valley
*Borough of Rossendale, a local government district
*Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)
Rossendale was a United King ...
, where the population taken at the
2011 census was 4,033.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Rawtenstall
References
External links
Brief history
Hamlets in Lancashire
Geography of the Borough of Rossendale
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