Roddlesworth is a
hamlet
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in the
parish
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of
Withnell in
Lancashire
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, England. It lies on the
road
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Th ...
connecting
Preston with
Bolton
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.
The name is first encountered as ''Rodtholfeswrtha'' (1160), meaning "the homestead of
Hrothwulf".
[Ekwall, E. (1922) ''The Place-names of Lancashire''. Longmans, Green & Company, page 132.]
See also
*
River Roddlesworth, a tributary of the
River Darwen
*The Roddlesworth Reservoirs, a chain of
reservoirs
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Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrup ...
on the river:
**
Abbey Village Reservoir
**
Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir
**
Upper Roddlesworth Reservoir
**
Rake Brook Reservoir, on Rake Brook, a tributary of the Roddlesworth, is often included.
Notes
External links
Hamlets in Lancashire
Geography of Chorley
West Pennine Moors
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