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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Rossendale like this:
Rossendale Division, parl. div. of NE. Lancashire, pop. 69,887.
Rossendale is now part of ROSSENDALE District. Click here for graphs and data of how ROSSENDALE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rossendale itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rossendale in Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17295
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Rossendale".
