Cowm Reservoir

Whitworth is a small town and civil parish in Rossendale, Lancashire, England, amongst the foothills of the Pennines between Bacup, to the north, and Rochdale, to the south. It had a population of 7,500 at the 2011 Census.Whitworth spans the Whitworth Valley, a 7 square miles (18.1 km2) area consisting of Healey, Broadley, Whitworth, Facit and Shawforth, linked by the A671 road.

Facit railway station served Facit near Whitworth in Rossendale, Lancashire, England, from 1870 until closure to passengers in 1947 and freight in 1963.