Borough of Rossendale

Borough of Rossendale, Near Wigan
Borough of Rossendale, Near Wigan
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	Wigan
Admin. HQ	Bacup
Government
• Type	Rossendale Borough Council
• MPs:	Andy MacNae (Labour)
Area
• Total	53 sq mi (138 km2)
• Rank	171st
Population (2024)
• Total	73,045
• Rank	Ranked 283rd
• Density	1,370/sq mi (529/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 valley of the River Irwell.