Newchurch | |
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Parish Church of St Nicholas with St John and St Michael | |
Location within Lancashire | |
OS grid reference | SD832225 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Rossendale |
Postcode district | BB4 |
Dialling code | 01706 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Newchurch or Newchurch in Rossendale is a village within the borough of Rossendale in Lancashire, England. It is around one mile east of Rawtenstall and half a mile north of Waterfoot.
The village has a mixture of large detached houses and farmhouses, and smaller semi-detached housing on Staghills Council Estate where the majority of the village's population lives. There are two large manor houses, Heightside, a nursing home for those with mental disorders[1] and Ashlands, a care home for the elderly.
It is part of the Rossendale and Darwen constituency, with Jake Berry having been the Member of Parliament (MP) since 2010.