River Roddlesworth
The River Roddlesworth (also known as Rocky Brook) is a river of Lancashire.
Course
The source of the river is on the slopes of Great Hill, just above the ruins known as Pimm's, where the infant river is known as Calf Hey Brook. Calf Hey Brook is joined by another stream occasionally termed Roddlesworth - which rises beneath Cartridge Hill and runs past the ruins of Hollinshead Hall - beneath Slipper Lowe.
From there, it follows a northerly course through Roddlesworth Plantations, around the two Reservoirs fed by the river and past Red Lees. The river continues through the Stanworth Valley in Livesey, where it is met by Stockclough Brook, and under the M65 motorway and Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Stanworth Valley was the location for some of the No M65 Road Protest camps . This was the site of a 5-day eviction in 1995, between environmentalists and road builders. At stake was the ecologically valuable river system and diverse woodland. M65 motorway archive
Soon after this, the Roddlesworth enters a culvert close to the Star Paper Mill.
Roddlesworth
Coordinates: 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".
See also
- Abbey Village Reservoir
- Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir
- Upper Roddlesworth Reservoir
- Rake Brook Reservoir, on Rake Brook, a tributary of the Roddlesworth, is often included.
Notes
External links
Media related to Roddlesworth at Wikimedia Commons
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