Borough of Rossendale

Borough of Rossendale
Borough of Rossendale
Borough and non-metropolitan district
	Rossendale Valley
	Rossendale shown within Lancashire and England
	Coordinates: 53°41′00″N 02°15′00″W / 53.68333°N 2.25000°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Admin. HQ	Bacup
Government
• Type	Rossendale Borough Council
• MPs:	Jake Berry
Area
• Total	53 sq mi (138 km2)
• Rank	171st
Population (2022)
• Total	71,169
• Rank	Ranked 284th
• Density	1,300/sq mi (520/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 92.4% White ; 5.5% Asian ; 1.5% Mixed ; 0.4% other ; 0.2% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 48.8% Christianity ; 40.1% no religion ; 5.2% not stated ; 4.9% Islam ; 0.5% other ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.1% Hinduism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 0.1% Sikhism ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode	BB, BL, OL
ONS code	30UM (ONS); E07000125 (GSS)

Rossendale (/ˈrɒzəndeɪl/) is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Bacup and its largest town is Rawtenstall. It also includes the towns of Haslingden and Whitworth. The borough is named after the Rossendale Valley, the upper part of the River Irwell.