Bacup
Built-up area in Rossendale, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.701, -2.207 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 86 22 |
| Population: | 13,047 |
Bacup sits high in the Upper Irwell Valley of Rossendale in Lancashire, England, hemmed in by moorland and rolling hills of the West Pennine Moors. Its steep streets and stone-built terraces give the town a distinctly dramatic setting, with good access to walking country and panoramic views over the valley and the course of the River Irwell.
Historically a thriving mill town of the Industrial Revolution, Bacup retains Victorian civic buildings and a compact market-centre character, but suffered industrial decline in the 20th century. In recent years there has been steady cultural and economic regeneration: independent shops, community projects and heritage-led initiatives sit alongside light industry and outdoor‑recreation visitors, all helping to reawaken local pride in the town’s distinct industrial and social past.
Postcode districts covering Bacup
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 16 miles
- Bradford 19.1 miles
- Preston 20.9 miles
- Oldham 12 miles
- Wigan 20.8 miles
- Burnley 6.6 miles
- Huddersfield 17.2 miles
- Blackburn 12 miles
- Bolton 12 miles
- Stockport 20.3 miles
- Salford 14.8 miles
- Rochdale 6.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Britannia & Lee Mill Ward 0.5 miles
- Whitewell & Stacksteads Ward 1.4 miles
- Weir Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Water Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Hareholme & Waterfoot Ward 2.4 miles
- Rawtenstall Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Whitworth Built-up area 3 miles
- Longholme Ward 3.5 miles
- Goodshaw & Cribden Ward 3.8 miles
- Cliviger Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Todmorden Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Dunnockshaw Parish 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in Bacup
OL13 9DA, OL13 8AH, OL13 8NQ, OL13 9JY, OL13 9JB, OL13 0RN, OL13 9LF, OL13 0SH, OL13 9QY … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 24.2 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25 miles
- Rawtenstall Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Walsden Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Bacup Ad
- Above Hotels 5 6.2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 6.1 miles
- Red Hall Hotel 3 6 miles
- Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort 4 7.2 miles
- 19 Bacup Road 4 4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Burnley M65 Jct 10 3 6.7 miles
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 7.2 miles
- Eagle and Child, Ramsbottom 5.4 miles
- White Lion Hotel 4 8.5 miles
- OYO Castle Hotel, Accrington 3 7.6 miles
Schools in Bacup
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads C of E Primary School Primary
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Primary
- Bacup Thorn Primary School Primary
- Britannia Community Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 2 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 5.7 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 6.1 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 7.9 miles
- Crown Ground Stadium 8 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 9.1 miles
- School Stadium 9.4 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 10.6 miles
- Ewood Park Stadium 11.7 miles
- Blackburn Central Library Library 11.8 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 11.9 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 12.5 miles