Cloughfold
Hamlet in Lancashire, England
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Cloughfold is a small hamlet in between the towns of Rawtenstall and Waterfoot in Rossendale, Lancashire, England.
| Cloughfold | |
|---|---|
Bacup Road | |
  Cloughfold Location within Rossendale  Cloughfold Location within Lancashire | |
| OS grid reference | SD823227 |
| 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 | |
Clough Fold railway station on the Rawtenstall to Bacup Line opened in 1871 and closed when the line closed in 1966.
Notable people
- Caleb Ashworth (1722–1775) an English dissenting tutor.[1]
- Sir David Shackleton (1863–1938) a cotton worker and trade unionist who became the third Labour MP in 1902 until 1910. He was MP for Clitheroe. He later became a senior civil servant.
- Agyness Deyn (born 1983), model and actress[2]
