Irwell Vale

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Irwell Vale
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Irwell Vale
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Irwell Vale
Location within Rossendale
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Irwell Vale
Location within Lancashire
OS grid reference SD791200
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Shire county
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Bury
Postcode district BL0
Dialling code 01706
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Lancashire
53°40′34″N2°18′54″W / 53.676°N 2.315°W / 53.676; -2.315

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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