Elgin Street, Bacup

Name: Elgin Street
Address: Bacup, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Bacup

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Elgin Street is one of the shortest streets in the world at 17 feet. It is located in Bacup, Lancashire. It held the British record until November 2006 when it was discovered that Ebenezer Place, Wick in Caithness, Scotland, which was constructed in 1883 and named in 1887, was shorter at only 6 feet 9 inches in length. ()

Length: 17 ftCoordinates: 53°42'10"N, 2°12'6"W

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Elgin Street – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lee Quarry, Singing Ringing Tree, Dobroyd Castle, Longholme Methodist Church.

1.3 miS
Bike path, Cycling
Lee Quarry
33 min walk • Nestled in the rugged landscape of the Rossendale Valley, Lee Quarry in the United Kingdom is an adrenaline-pumping destination for mountain biking enthusiasts. Once an active quarry, this site has been ingeniously repurposed into a network of challenging bike trails...
3.9 miN
Outdoor sculpture in a scenic setting
Singing Ringing Tree, Burnley
99 min walk • The Singing Ringing Tree is a wind powered sound sculpture resembling a tree set in the landscape of the Pennine hill range overlooking Burnley, in Lancashire, England.
3.9 miE
Forts and castles
Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden
99 min walk • Dobroyd Castle is an important historic building above the town of Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England. It was built for John Fielden, local mill owner and son of Honest John Fielden the Social Reformer and MP. The building has had a varied past.
3.5 miW
Church
Longholme Methodist Church, Rossendale
89 min walk • Longholme Methodist Church is Methodist church in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. 53.70103°N 2.28619°W The current building is the third used for methodist worship in Rawtenstall. It cost £7,000 and was opened on 18 March 1842. It provided 1300 seats for worshippers. The building was designed by John Simpson of Leeds.
3.8 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Evangelist's Church, Rossendale
98 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Crawshawbooth, near Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church formerly in the deanery of Rossendale, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of Manchester. Its benefice has been united with that of St Mary and All Saints, Goodshaw.
3.6 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Paul's Church, Rossendale
92 min walk • St Paul's Church is in Burnley Road, Constable Lee, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Rossendale, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of Manchester.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brown Wardle Hill
85 min walk • Brown Wardle is a hill between the village of Wardle, Greater Manchester and the town of Whitworth, Lancashire, England. The summit is on the border of Greater Manchester and Lancashire and stands 400 m above sea level, making it one of the highest points in Rochdale and Greater Manchester.
3.5 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Church of St John the Divine, Burnley
90 min walk • The Church of St John the Divine is in Burnley Road, Holme Chapel, a village in the civil parish of Cliviger, near Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn, and the church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Reservoir
Watergrove Reservoir, Rochdale
104 min walk • Watergrove Reservoir is a reservoir close to Wardle in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England.
3.5 miW
Town, Area
Rawtenstall, Rossendale
89 min walk • Rawtenstall is a town in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The town lies 15 miles/24 km north of Manchester, 22 miles/35 km east of Preston and 45 miles/70 km south east of the county town of Lancaster.
3.6 miW
Library
Rawtenstall Library, Rossendale
91 min walk • Rawtenstall Library is a Carnegie Library located in the town of Rawtenstall, Lancashire. Plans for a new library in Rawtenstall were drawn up in 1903 following the promise of a donation of £6,000 from the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.