Roddlesworth

Roddlesworth
Autumn view at Roddlesworth Reservoir
Roddlesworth is located in Lancashire
Roddlesworth
Roddlesworth
Location within Lancashire
OS grid referenceSD653215
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHORLEY
Postcode districtPR6
Dialling code01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°41′20″N 2°31′30″W / 53.689°N 2.525°W / 53.689; -2.525

Roddlesworth is a hamlet in the parish of Withnell in Lancashire, England. It lies on the road connecting Preston with Bolton.

The name is first encountered as Rodtholfeswrtha (1160), meaning "the homestead of Hrothwulf".[1]

  1. ^ Ekwall, E. (1922) The Place-names of Lancashire. Longmans, Green & Company, page 132.