Irwell Vale

Irwell Vale
Irwell Vale
	Irwell Vale
	Irwell Vale Location within Rossendale Irwell Vale Location within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD791200
District	Rossendale;
Shire county	Lancashire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bury
Postcode district	BL0
Dialling code	01706
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Rossendale and Darwen;
	List of places UK England Lancashire 53°40′34″N 2°18′54″W / 53.676°N 2.315°W

Irwell Vale is a village within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, in North West England. which lies at the confluence of the River Ogden and River Irwell.

The village is bounded to the south by Edenfield, Ramsbottom and Stubbins; to the west by Holcombe and to the north Haslingden and Rawtenstall. There is a railway station at Irwell Vale on the East Lancashire Railway that is open to the public on weekends, public holidays and services stop Wednesday, Thursday & Friday during spring and summer. This preserved heritage railway runs diesel and steam services through the year with main stopping points at Rawtenstall, Ramsbottom, Bury and Heywood. Irwell Vale railway station is between Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall.

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