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.mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-uk-place .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-uk-place .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-top:0;border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}</style><table class="infobox ib-uk-place vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org nowrap">Bacup</th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yorkshire_Street,_Bacup.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Yorkshire_Street%2C_Bacup.jpg/240px-Yorkshire_Street%2C_Bacup.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Yorkshire_Street%2C_Bacup.jpg/360px-Yorkshire_Street%2C_Bacup.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Yorkshire_Street%2C_Bacup.jpg/480px-Yorkshire_Street%2C_Bacup.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="413" /></a></span><div>Yorkshire Street, Bacup</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:240px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:240px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:240px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Location_map_United_Kingdom_Borough_of_Rossendale.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bacup is in the south-eastern part of Lancashire, close to the eastern boundary of North West England. On this map Bacup is about one-seventh in from the eastern edge and one-third in from the southern edge."><img alt="Bacup is in the south-eastern part of Lancashire, close to the eastern boundary of North West England. On this map Bacup is about one-seventh in from the eastern edge and one-third in from the southern edge." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Location_map_United_Kingdom_Borough_of_Rossendale.svg/240px-Location_map_United_Kingdom_Borough_of_Rossendale.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Location_map_United_Kingdom_Borough_of_Rossendale.svg/360px-Location_map_United_Kingdom_Borough_of_Rossendale.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Location_map_United_Kingdom_Borough_of_Rossendale.svg/480px-Location_map_United_Kingdom_Borough_of_Rossendale.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1385" data-file-height="1306" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:35%;left:78.929%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bacup"><img alt="Bacup is in the south-eastern part of Lancashire, close to the eastern boundary of North West England. On this map Bacup is about one-seventh in from the eastern edge and one-third in from the southern edge." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>Bacup</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Shown within Rossendale</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of the Borough of Rossendale</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:240px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:240px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:240px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lancashire_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bacup is in the south-eastern part of Lancashire, close to the eastern boundary of North West England. On this map Bacup is about one-seventh in from the eastern edge and one-third in from the southern edge."><img alt="Bacup is in the south-eastern part of Lancashire, close to the eastern boundary of North West England. On this map Bacup is about one-seventh in from the eastern edge and one-third in from the southern edge." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Lancashire_UK_location_map.svg/240px-Lancashire_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Lancashire_UK_location_map.svg/360px-Lancashire_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Lancashire_UK_location_map.svg/480px-Lancashire_UK_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1116" data-file-height="1305" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:70%;left:84.636%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bacup"><img alt="Bacup is in the south-eastern part of Lancashire, close to the eastern boundary of North West England. On this map Bacup is about one-seventh in from the eastern edge and one-third in from the southern edge." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>Bacup</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Lancashire</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">13,323 (<a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_census" title="2011 United Kingdom census">2011 Census</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid" title="Ordnance Survey National Grid">OS grid reference</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bing.com/maps/?mkt=en-gb&v=2&cp=53.704161~-2.201430&lvl=13&sp=Point.53.704161_-2.201430_Bacup&sty=s&style=s">SD868231</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">• <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></th><td class="infobox-data">175 mi (282 km) <a href="/wiki/Boxing_the_compass" class="mw-redirect" title="Boxing the compass">SSE</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_England" title="Districts of England">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Rossendale" title="Borough of Rossendale">Rossendale</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England">Shire county</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_England" title="Regions of England">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign state</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post_town" title="Post town">Post town</a></th><td class="infobox-data">BACUP</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">Postcode district</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/OL_postcode_area" title="OL postcode area">OL13</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom">Dialling code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">01706</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_the_United_Kingdom,_Crown_Dependencies_and_British_Overseas_Territories" title="List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories">Police</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Constabulary" title="Lancashire Constabulary">Lancashire</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Fire_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Fire services in the United Kingdom">Fire</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Fire_and_Rescue_Service" title="Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service">Lancashire</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Emergency_medical_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom">Ambulance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_West_Ambulance_Service" title="North West Ambulance Service">North West</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rossendale_and_Darwen_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rossendale and Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)">Rossendale and Darwen</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">List of places</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations" title="List of United Kingdom locations">UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_England" title="List of places in England">England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Lancashire" title="List of places in Lancashire">Lancashire</a></dd></dl></div> <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bacup&params=53.704_N_2.199_W_region:GB_type:city(13323)"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°42′14″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°11′56″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.704°N 2.199°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.704; -2.199</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bacup</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">BAY</span>-kəp</i></a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ʊ/: 'u' in 'push'">ʊ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span></span>/</a></span></span>) is a town in the <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Rossendale" title="Borough of Rossendale">Rossendale Borough</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, England, in the <a href="/wiki/South_Pennines" title="South Pennines">South Pennines</a> close to Lancashire's boundaries with <a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire" title="West Yorkshire">West Yorkshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester" title="Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a>. The town is in the <a href="/wiki/Rossendale_Valley" title="Rossendale Valley">Rossendale Valley</a> and the upper <a href="/wiki/Irwell_Valley" title="Irwell Valley">Irwell Valley</a>, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of <a href="/wiki/Rawtenstall" title="Rawtenstall">Rawtenstall</a>, 6 miles (9.7 km) north of <a href="/wiki/Rochdale" title="Rochdale">Rochdale</a>, and 7 miles (11 km) south of <a href="/wiki/Burnley,_Lancashire" class="mw-redirect" title="Burnley, Lancashire">Burnley</a>. At the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Census_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Census 2011">2011 Census</a>, Bacup had a population of 13,323.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bacup emerged as a settlement following the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_settlement_of_Britain" title="Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain">Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Early_Middle_Ages" title="Early Middle Ages">Early Middle Ages</a>. For centuries, it was a small and obscure centre of domestic flannel and woollen cloth production, and many of the original weavers' cottages survive today as listed buildings. Following the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a>, Bacup became a <a href="/wiki/Mill_town" title="Mill town">mill town</a>, growing up around the now covered over bridge crossing the River Irwell and the north–south / east-west crossroad at its centre. During that time its landscape became dominated by distinctive and large rectangular woollen and <a href="/wiki/Cotton_mill" title="Cotton mill">cotton mills</a>. Bacup received a <a href="/wiki/Charter" title="Charter">charter of incorporation</a> in 1882, giving it municipal <a href="/wiki/Borough_status_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Borough status in the United Kingdom">borough status</a> and its own elected town government, consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors to oversee local affairs. </p><p>In 1974, Bacup became part of the borough of Rossendale.<sup id="cite_ref-joint_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joint-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bacup's historic character, culture and festivities have encouraged the town to be seen as one of the best preserved mill towns in England.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/English_Heritage" title="English Heritage">English Heritage</a> has proclaimed Bacup town centre as a designated <a href="/wiki/Protected_area" title="Protected area">protected area</a> for its special architectural qualities. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name Bacup is derived from the <a href="/wiki/Old_English" title="Old English">Old English</a> <i>fūlbæchop</i>. The <i>Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names</i> translates this as "muddy valley by a ridge"; the <i>fūl-</i> element, which meant "foul" or "muddy" was used in the earliest known reference to the area, in a charter by Robert de Lacey, around the year 1200, as used in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_English" title="Middle English">Middle English</a> spelling <i>fulebachope</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mills_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The prefix <i>ful-</i> was dropped from the toponym.<sup id="cite_ref-Mills_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>-bæchop</i> element is less clear, possibly meaning "ridge valley",<sup id="cite_ref-Mills_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mills-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or else "back valley" referring to the locale's position at the back part of the <a href="/wiki/Irwell_Valley" title="Irwell Valley">Irwell Valley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fen_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fen-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cam_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cam-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bacup and its <a href="/wiki/Hinterland" title="Hinterland">hinterland</a> has provided archeological evidence of human activity in the area during the <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Saxons" title="Anglo-Saxons">Anglo-Saxons</a> settled in the <a href="/wiki/Early_Middle_Ages" title="Early Middle Ages">Early Middle Ages</a>. It has been claimed that in the 10th century the Anglo-Saxons battled against <a href="/wiki/Gaels" title="Gaels">Gaels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Norsemen" title="Norsemen">Norsemen</a> at <a href="/wiki/Broadclough" title="Broadclough">Broadclough</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a village to the north of Bacup.<sup id="cite_ref-spin_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-whit_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whit-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-brief_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brief-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the medieval period in this area, the River Irwell separated the ancient parishes of <a href="/wiki/Whalley,_Lancashire" title="Whalley, Lancashire">Whalley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rochdale_(ancient_parish)" title="Rochdale (ancient parish)">Rochdale</a> (in the <a href="/wiki/Hundred_(county_division)" title="Hundred (county division)">hundreds</a> of <a href="/wiki/Blackburnshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackburnshire">Blackburn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salfordshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Salfordshire">Salford</a> respectively). The settlement developed mainly in the Whalley <a href="/wiki/Township_(England)" title="Township (England)">township</a> of <a href="/wiki/Newchurch,_Lancashire" title="Newchurch, Lancashire">Newchurch</a> but extending into Rochdale's <a href="/wiki/Spotland" title="Spotland">Spotland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFarrer_and_Brownbill1911437–441_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFarrer_and_Brownbill1911437–441-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The geology and topography of the village lent itself to urbanisation and domestic industries; primitive <a href="/wiki/Weavers%27_cottage" title="Weavers' cottage">weavers' cottages</a>, coal pits and stone quarries were propelled by Bacup's natural supply of <a href="/wiki/Water_power" class="mw-redirect" title="Water power">water power</a> in the Early Modern period. The adoption of the <a href="/wiki/Factory_system" title="Factory system">factory system</a>, which developed into the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a>, enabled the transformation of Bacup from a small rural village into a <a href="/wiki/Mill_town" title="Mill town">mill town</a>, populated by an influx of families attracted by Bacup's <a href="/wiki/Cotton_mill" title="Cotton mill">cotton mills</a>, civic amenities and regional railway network. Locally sourced coal provided the fuel for industrial-scale quarrying, cotton spinning and shoemaking operations, stimulating the local economy. Bacup received a <a href="/wiki/Charter" title="Charter">charter of incorporation</a> in 1882, giving it honorific <a href="/wiki/Borough_status_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Borough status in the United Kingdom">borough status</a> and its own elected town government, consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors to oversee local affairs. </p><p>Bacup's boom in <a href="/wiki/Textile_manufacture_during_the_Industrial_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution">textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution</a> resulted in the town developing into a prosperous and thickly populated <a href="/wiki/Industrial_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial region">industrial area</a> by early-20th century. But the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Great Depression in the United Kingdom">Great Depression</a> and the ensuing <a href="/wiki/Deindustrialisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Deindustrialisation">deindustrialisation</a> of the United Kingdom largely eliminated Bacup's textile processing sector and economic prosperity. </p><p>Bacup followed the regional and national trend of <a href="/wiki/Deindustrialisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Deindustrialisation">deindustrialisation</a> during the early and mid-20th century; a process exacerbated by the closure of <a href="/wiki/Bacup_railway_station" title="Bacup railway station">Bacup railway station</a> in 1966. Bacup also experienced <a href="/wiki/Population_decline" title="Population decline">population decline</a>; from 22,000 at the time of the United Kingdom Census 1911, to 15,000 at the United Kingdom Census 1971. Much of Bacup's infrastructure became derelict owing to <a href="/wiki/Urban_decay" title="Urban decay">urban decay</a>, despite regeneration schemes and government funding. Shops became empty and some deteriorated. The houses along the main roads endured as the original terraces from Bacup's industrial age, but behind these, on the hillsides, are several <a href="/wiki/Council_estate" class="mw-redirect" title="Council estate">council estates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-joint_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joint-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sop_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sop-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Records in 2005 show Bacup to have some of the lowest crime levels in the county,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the relative small change to Bacup's infrastructure and appearance has given the town a "historic character and distinctive sense of place".<sup id="cite_ref-joint_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joint-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_Sophie_Lancaster" title="Murder of Sophie Lancaster">murder of Sophie Lancaster</a> attracted media attention to the town and highlighted its urban blight and lack of amenities and regeneration.<sup id="cite_ref-Sop_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sop-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regeneration">Regeneration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Regeneration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2013 it was announced that Rossendale Borough Council was successful in securing £2m funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a 5-year regeneration project, to be delivered by the Bacup Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI). The project focuses on the redevelopment and restoration of Bacup's unique built and cultural heritage whilst providing training in traditional building skills and to facilitate activities and events for local people.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The injection of funds has significantly contributed to growing property prices in the area<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the investments in the area being cited as one of the major reasons why the area is becoming increasingly attractive to people commuting to larger conurbations such as <a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester" title="Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to the success of the Bacup THI and following public research and consultation, in 2019 the Rossendale Borough Council announced the development of the Bacup 2040 Vision and Masterplan.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bacup 2040 sets out a new vision for Bacup,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> aiming to capitalise on the gains made through the THI scheme whilst redeveloping aspects of the town to make it fit for a high-street model less reliant on retail and more suited to the needs of visitors and local residents alike. In order to realise the scheme, the council considered multiple bid options and the Bacup 2040 Vision was used as the basis of its bid for a share of the £1b Future High Street Fund.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bacup 2040 Board was established in 2019<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is made up of representatives from across Bacup, including local residents, business owners, community organisations, charities, councillors, council officers. The board is chaired by a local business owner<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has 6 sub-group committees, chaired by representatives of different community organisations,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> reviewing the various aspects of the vision and plan.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The role of the board is to "inform, challenge and validate the scope and proposals for the redevelopment of Bacup."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Bacup 2040 plan for the £11.5m redevelopment of Bacup's core, including the Market Square, was reported on in February 2020 and later announced by the local council in June 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first stages of the commencement of the Bacup 2040 work was announced in June 2020, with the £1m redevelopment of the long-time derelict Regal Building.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 2023 budget, it was announced that Rossendale would receive a grant of £17.9m, of which £8.3m would be dedicated to the Bacup Market regeneration scheme<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of which the Chair of the Bacup 2040 Board commented: "At the heart of Temple Court will be an innovative two-storey, brand-spanking new market hall building, designed to be bustling with life. The ground floor will be a treasure trove of local produce, crafts and a varied array of food and drink – where market days and events will come to life - and where visitors will be encouraged to relax and enjoy the surroundings, both during the day and into the evening. The upper floor will introduce a cycle hub and makers’ spaces, championing creativity and discovery."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stubbylee_Hall,_Bacup.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Stubbylee_Hall%2C_Bacup.jpg/220px-Stubbylee_Hall%2C_Bacup.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Stubbylee_Hall%2C_Bacup.jpg/330px-Stubbylee_Hall%2C_Bacup.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Stubbylee_Hall%2C_Bacup.jpg/440px-Stubbylee_Hall%2C_Bacup.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1632" data-file-height="1224" /></a><figcaption>The former <a href="/wiki/Stubbylee_Hall" title="Stubbylee Hall">Bacup Town Hall</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bacup_Borough_Council_-_coat_of_arms.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Bacup_Borough_Council_-_coat_of_arms.png/170px-Bacup_Borough_Council_-_coat_of_arms.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Bacup_Borough_Council_-_coat_of_arms.png/255px-Bacup_Borough_Council_-_coat_of_arms.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Bacup_Borough_Council_-_coat_of_arms.png/340px-Bacup_Borough_Council_-_coat_of_arms.png 2x" data-file-width="370" data-file-height="550" /></a><figcaption>The coat of arms of the former Bacup Municipal Borough Council</figcaption></figure><p>Lying within the <a href="/wiki/Historic_counties_of_England" title="Historic counties of England">historic county boundaries</a> of <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a> since the <a href="/wiki/High_Middle_Ages" title="High Middle Ages">High Middle Ages</a>, Bacup was a <a href="/wiki/Chapelry" title="Chapelry">chapelry</a> linked with the parishes of <a href="/wiki/Whalley,_Lancashire" title="Whalley, Lancashire">Whalley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rochdale_(ancient_parish)" title="Rochdale (ancient parish)">Rochdale</a>, and divided between the <a href="/wiki/Township_(England)" title="Township (England)">townships</a> of <a href="/wiki/Newchurch,_Lancashire" title="Newchurch, Lancashire">Newchurch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spotland" title="Spotland">Spotland</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Blackburnshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackburnshire">hundred of Blackburn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Top_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Top-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bacup's first <a href="/wiki/Local_authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Local authority">local authority</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Local_board_of_health" title="Local board of health">Local board of health</a> established in 1863;<sup id="cite_ref-GM_Gazetteer_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GM_Gazetteer-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bacup Local Board of Health was a regulatory body responsible for standards of hygiene and sanitation in the Bacup <a href="/wiki/Sanitary_district" title="Sanitary district">Urban Sanitary District</a>. The area of the sanitary authority was granted a <a href="/wiki/Charter" title="Charter">charter of incorporation</a> in 1882, giving it honorific <a href="/wiki/Borough_status_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Borough status in the United Kingdom">borough status</a> and its own elected town government, consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors to oversee local affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-spin_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-brief_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brief-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GM_Gazetteer_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GM_Gazetteer-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rel_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rel-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Municipal Borough of Bacup became a local government district of the <a href="/wiki/Administrative_counties_of_England" title="Administrative counties of England">administrative county</a> of Lancashire under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1894" title="Local Government Act 1894">Local Government Act 1894</a>, meaning it shared power with the strategic <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Council" title="Lancashire County Council">Lancashire County Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rel_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rel-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The council was based at <a href="/wiki/Stubbylee_Hall" title="Stubbylee Hall">Bacup Town Hall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972</a>, the Municipal Borough of Bacup was abolished, and since 1 April 1974 Bacup has formed an <a href="/wiki/Unparished_area" title="Unparished area">unparished area</a> of <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Rossendale" title="Borough of Rossendale">Rossendale</a>, a local government district of the <a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_county" title="Non-metropolitan county">non-metropolitan county</a> of <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rel_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rel-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1992 until 2010, Bacup was represented in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a> as part of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies">parliamentary constituency</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rossendale_and_Darwen_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rossendale and Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)">Rossendale and Darwen</a>, by <a href="/wiki/Janet_Anderson" title="Janet Anderson">Janet Anderson</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a> (MP).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bacup had previously formed part of the <a href="/wiki/Rossendale_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)">Rossendale</a> constituency. In the general election of 2010, the seat was taken by <a href="/wiki/Jake_Berry" title="Jake Berry">Jake Berry</a> of the Conservative Party, and in 2024 it was taken by <a href="/wiki/Andy_MacNae" title="Andy MacNae">Andy MacNae</a> of Labour. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Irwell_at_Weir.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Irwell_at_Weir.jpg/220px-Irwell_at_Weir.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Irwell_at_Weir.jpg/330px-Irwell_at_Weir.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Irwell_at_Weir.jpg/440px-Irwell_at_Weir.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/River_Irwell" title="River Irwell">River Irwell</a> at <a href="/wiki/Weir,_Lancashire" title="Weir, Lancashire">Weir</a> in the rural north of Bacup</figcaption></figure> <p>At <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bacup&params=53_42_14_N_2_11_56_W_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°42′14″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°11′56″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.70389°N 2.19889°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.70389; -2.19889</span></span></span></a></span></span> (53.704°, −2.199°), 15 miles (24.1 km) north-northeast of <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>, 17 miles (27.4 km) southeast of <a href="/wiki/Blackburn" title="Blackburn">Blackburn</a> and 26 miles (41.8 km) southwest of <a href="/wiki/Bradford" title="Bradford">Bradford</a>. Bacup stands on the western slopes of the <a href="/wiki/South_Pennines" title="South Pennines">South Pennines</a>, amongst the upper-<a href="/wiki/Irwell_Valley" title="Irwell Valley">Irwell Valley</a>. The <a href="/wiki/River_Irwell" title="River Irwell">River Irwell</a>, a 39-mile (63 km) long tributary of the <a href="/wiki/River_Mersey" title="River Mersey">River Mersey</a>, runs southwesterly through Bacup towards Rawtenstall from its source by the town's upland outskirts at <a href="/wiki/Weir,_Lancashire" title="Weir, Lancashire">Weir</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sel_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sel-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Irwell is mostly <a href="/wiki/Culvert" title="Culvert">culverted</a> in central Bacup but it is open in the suburbs. In 2003 there was a proposal to use plate glass for a section of the culvert in the centre of the town however the culvert was eventually replaced with concrete.<sup id="cite_ref-sel_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sel-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bacup is roughly 1,000 feet (305 m) above <a href="/wiki/Sea_level" title="Sea level">sea level</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Deerplay area of Weir is 1,350 feet (411 m) above sea level;<sup id="cite_ref-sel_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sel-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bacup town centre is 835 feet (255 m) above sea level.<sup id="cite_ref-spin_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lee_quarry.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Lee_quarry.jpg/220px-Lee_quarry.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Lee_quarry.jpg/330px-Lee_quarry.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Lee_quarry.jpg/440px-Lee_quarry.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4500" data-file-height="1396" /></a><figcaption>On the moor to the south is <a href="/wiki/Lee_Quarry" title="Lee Quarry">Lee Quarry</a>, a council funded mountain bike trail.</figcaption></figure> <p>Bacup is surrounded by open moor and grassland on all sides with the exception of Stacksteads at the west which forms a continuous urban area with <a href="/wiki/Waterfoot,_Lancashire" title="Waterfoot, Lancashire">Waterfoot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rawtenstall" title="Rawtenstall">Rawtenstall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The towns of <a href="/wiki/Burnley" title="Burnley">Burnley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Accrington" title="Accrington">Accrington</a> are to the north and northwest respectively; <a href="/wiki/Todmorden" title="Todmorden">Todmorden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walsden" title="Walsden">Walsden</a> and the county of <a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire" title="West Yorkshire">West Yorkshire</a> are to the east; <a href="/wiki/Rochdale" title="Rochdale">Rochdale</a> and the county of <a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester" title="Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a> are to the south; <a href="/wiki/Rawtenstall" title="Rawtenstall">Rawtenstall</a>, from where Bacup is governed, is to the west. Areas and suburbs of Bacup include <a href="/wiki/Britannia,_Lancashire" title="Britannia, Lancashire">Britannia</a>, Broadclough, Deerplay, Dulesgate, <a href="/wiki/Stacksteads" title="Stacksteads">Stacksteads</a> and <a href="/wiki/Weir,_Lancashire" title="Weir, Lancashire">Weir</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-joint_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joint-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-spin_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-whit_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whit-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Top_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Top-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bacup experiences a <a href="/wiki/Temperate" class="mw-redirect" title="Temperate">temperate</a> <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">maritime climate</a>, like much of the <a href="/wiki/British_Isles" title="British Isles">British Isles</a>, with relatively cool summers, yet harsh winters. There is regular but generally light precipitation throughout the year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Landmarks">Landmarks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town's parish church is dedicated to <a href="/wiki/Saint_John_the_Evangelist" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint John the Evangelist">Saint John the Evangelist</a>. Aside from just this church, Bacup has many other churches.<sup id="cite_ref-spin_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The majority of Bacup's culturally significant architecture is in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_architecture" title="Victorian architecture">Victorian period</a>, but there are older buildings of note are Fearns Hall (1696), Forest House (1815) and the 18th-century <a href="/wiki/Stubbylee_Hall" title="Stubbylee Hall">Stubbylee Hall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-brief_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brief-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bacup Natural History Society Museum was formed in 1878.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bacup is home to the 17 ft (5.2 m) long <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Street,_Bacup" title="Elgin Street, Bacup">Elgin Street</a> which held the record as the shortest street in the world until November 2006, when it was surpassed by <a href="/wiki/Ebenezer_Place,_Wick" title="Ebenezer Place, Wick">Ebenezer Place</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Highlands" title="Scottish Highlands">Scottish Highlands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many of the town's historic buildings are set to be renewed in a £2m regeneration scheme.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bacup%27s_bus_station.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Bacup%27s_bus_station.jpg/220px-Bacup%27s_bus_station.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Bacup%27s_bus_station.jpg/330px-Bacup%27s_bus_station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Bacup%27s_bus_station.jpg/440px-Bacup%27s_bus_station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="441" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Rosso_(bus_company)" title="Rosso (bus company)">Rosso</a> bus in Bacup town centre</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Bacup_railway_station" title="Bacup railway station">Bacup railway station</a> was opened in 1852<sup id="cite_ref-disused-stations.org.uk_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disused-stations.org.uk-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by the <a href="/wiki/East_Lancashire_Railway_1844-1859" class="mw-redirect" title="East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859">East Lancashire Railway</a> as the terminus of the <a href="/wiki/Rawtenstall_to_Bacup_Line" title="Rawtenstall to Bacup Line">Rossendale line</a>. The Rochdale and Facit Railway was extended to Bacup in 1883. It rose over a summit of 967 feet (295 m) between <a href="/wiki/Britannia,_Lancashire" title="Britannia, Lancashire">Britannia</a> and Shawforth. The Rochdale line closed to passenger services in 1947,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the station finally closed in December 1966,<sup id="cite_ref-disused-stations.org.uk_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disused-stations.org.uk-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the cessation of all passenger services to and from <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Victoria_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester Victoria railway station">Manchester Victoria</a> via Rawtenstall and Bury. </p><p>In June 2014 the police announced they would be monitoring the road between <a href="/wiki/Weir" title="Weir">Weir</a> and Bacup (which passes through <a href="/wiki/Broadclough" title="Broadclough">Broadclough</a>) as it has become an accident blackspot with a high number of accidents which have resulted in serious injury and even deaths.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Bolton_News_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Bolton_News-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A671_Bypass_proposals">A671 Bypass proposals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: A671 Bypass proposals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been a large number of road traffic incidents on the <a href="/wiki/A671" class="mw-redirect" title="A671">A671</a> as it passes through the small hamlets of <a href="/wiki/Broadclough" title="Broadclough">Broadclough</a> and <a href="/wiki/Weir,_Lancashire" title="Weir, Lancashire">Weir</a> near Bacup including fatalities. Currently police are monitoring the road<sup id="cite_ref-The_Bolton_News_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Bolton_News-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and there have been calls from local residents, led by County Councillor Jimmy Easton,<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for the creation of a bypass with the suggestion of utilising elements of Bacup Old Road. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture_and_community">Culture and community</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Culture and community"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2007-05-19_Makila-dantzak-Iru%C3%B1ea_IZ_8919.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/2007-05-19_Makila-dantzak-Iru%C3%B1ea_IZ_8919.jpg/220px-2007-05-19_Makila-dantzak-Iru%C3%B1ea_IZ_8919.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/2007-05-19_Makila-dantzak-Iru%C3%B1ea_IZ_8919.jpg/330px-2007-05-19_Makila-dantzak-Iru%C3%B1ea_IZ_8919.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/2007-05-19_Makila-dantzak-Iru%C3%B1ea_IZ_8919.jpg/440px-2007-05-19_Makila-dantzak-Iru%C3%B1ea_IZ_8919.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1365" /></a><figcaption>The Britannia Coconut Dancers are an <a href="/wiki/Country_dance" title="Country dance">English folk dance troupe</a> based in Bacup</figcaption></figure><p>The key date in Bacup's cultural calendar is <a href="/wiki/Easter" title="Easter">Easter Saturday</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/Britannia_Coconut_Dancers" title="Britannia Coconut Dancers">Britannia Coconut Dancers</a> <a href="/wiki/Beating_the_bounds" title="Beating the bounds">beat the bounds</a> of the town via a dance procession. Britannia Coconut Dancers are an <a href="/wiki/English_country_dance" class="mw-redirect" title="English country dance">English country dance</a> troupe from Bacup whose routines are steeped in local folk tradition. They wear distinctive costumes and have a custom of blackening their faces. The origin of the troupe is claimed to have its roots in <a href="/wiki/Moors" title="Moors">Moorish</a>, pagan, medieval, mining and <a href="/wiki/Cornish_people" title="Cornish people">Cornish</a> customs.<sup id="cite_ref-nuthis_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nuthis-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Easter Saturday procession begins annually at the Traveller's Rest Public House on the <a href="/wiki/A671_road" title="A671 road">A671 road</a>. The dancers are accompanied by members of <a href="/wiki/Stacksteads" title="Stacksteads">Stacksteads</a> <a href="/wiki/Musical_ensemble" title="Musical ensemble">Silver Band</a> and proceed to dance their way through the streets.<sup id="cite_ref-nuthis_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nuthis-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bacup Museum is local history hub and exhibition centre in Bacup. The Bacup Natural History Society was formed in 1878.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The work of the society is carried out by a group of volunteers who have a base in the Bacup Museum which contains many domestic, military, industrial, natural history, and religious collections.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bacup has been used as a filming location for the 1980s <a href="/wiki/BBC_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC TV">BBC TV</a> police drama <i><a href="/wiki/Juliet_Bravo" title="Juliet Bravo">Juliet Bravo</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hetty_Wainthropp_Investigates" title="Hetty Wainthropp Investigates">Hetty Wainthropp Investigates</a></i>, parts of <i><a href="/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen" title="The League of Gentlemen">The League of Gentlemen</a></i> and much of the film <i>Girls' Night</i>. Elements of the BBC TV drama <i><a href="/wiki/Oranges_Are_Not_the_Only_Fruit_(TV_serial)" title="Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (TV serial)">Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit</a></i> were also filmed on location in Bacup.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The famous 1961 British film <i><a href="/wiki/Whistle_Down_the_Wind_(film)" title="Whistle Down the Wind (film)">Whistle Down the Wind</a></i> starring Hayley Mills also used various parts of Bacup for filming. The comedy drama <i>Brassic</i> was also largely filmed in Bacup. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Local news and television programmes are provided by <a href="/wiki/BBC_North_West" title="BBC North West">BBC North West</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITV_Granada" title="ITV Granada">ITV Granada</a>. Television signals are received from the <a href="/wiki/Winter_Hill_transmitting_station" title="Winter Hill transmitting station">Winter Hill</a> and local relay TV transmitters.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Local radio stations are <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Lancashire" title="BBC Radio Lancashire">BBC Radio Lancashire</a> on 95.5 FM, <a href="/wiki/Heart_North_West" title="Heart North West">Heart North West</a> on 105.4 FM, <a href="/wiki/Capital_Manchester_and_Lancashire" title="Capital Manchester and Lancashire">Capital Manchester and Lancashire</a> on 107.0 FM, <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio_Lancashire" title="Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire">Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire</a> on 96.5 FM, and <a href="/wiki/Rossendale_Radio" title="Rossendale Radio">Rossendale Radio</a>, a community based radio station which broadcast to the town on 104.7 FM.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town's the local newspaper is the <i><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Telegraph" title="Lancashire Telegraph">Lancashire Telegraph</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Sky TV comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Brassic" title="Brassic">Brassic</a></i> is partly filmed in Bacup.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beatrice_Webb,_c1875.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Beatrice_Webb%2C_c1875.jpg/140px-Beatrice_Webb%2C_c1875.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Beatrice_Webb%2C_c1875.jpg/210px-Beatrice_Webb%2C_c1875.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Beatrice_Webb%2C_c1875.jpg/280px-Beatrice_Webb%2C_c1875.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="918" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Beatrice_Webb" title="Beatrice Webb">Beatrice Webb</a>, ca.1875</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Heyworth_(MP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lawrence Heyworth (MP)">Lawrence Heyworth</a> (1786–1872), Member of Parliament and <a href="/wiki/Radicals_(UK)" title="Radicals (UK)">Radical</a> activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hoyle" title="Isaac Hoyle">Isaac Hoyle</a> (1828–1911), British mill-owner and Liberal politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emily_Sarah_Holt" title="Emily Sarah Holt">Emily Sarah Holt</a> (1836–1893), English children's novelist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_B._Sutcliffe" title="John B. Sutcliffe">John B. Sutcliffe</a> (1853–1913), English-American architect</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beatrice_Webb" title="Beatrice Webb">Beatrice Webb</a> (1858–1943), English sociologist, economist, socialist, labour historian and social reformer.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She lived amongst textile factory workers in Bacup in the 1880s.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Maden" title="John Maden">John Maden</a> (1862–1920), Liberal Party politician, <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">MP</a> for <a href="/wiki/Rossendale_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)">Rossendale</a>, 1892–1900</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Bolton_(palaeontologist)" title="Herbert Bolton (palaeontologist)">Herbert Bolton</a> (1863–1936), palaeontologist and director of the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Museum_and_Art_Gallery" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol Museum and Art Gallery">Bristol Museum and Art Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betty_Jackson" title="Betty Jackson">Betty Jackson</a> (born 1949), fashion designer; her father owned a shoe factory in town.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Clegg" title="Johnny Clegg">Johnny Clegg</a> (1953–2019), South African musician from the bands <a href="/wiki/Juluka" title="Juluka">Juluka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Savuka" title="Savuka">Savuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Stephenson_(police_officer)" title="Paul Stephenson (police officer)">Paul Stephenson</a> (born 1953), <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Police_of_the_Metropolis" title="Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis">Metropolitan Police Commissioner</a>, 2009 to 2011</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennie_McAlpine" title="Jennie McAlpine">Jennie McAlpine</a> (born 1984), actress, plays <a href="/wiki/Fiz_Stape" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiz Stape">Fiz Stape</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Coronation_Street" title="Coronation Street">Coronation Street</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_of_Sophie_Lancaster" title="Murder of Sophie Lancaster">Sophie Lancaster</a> (1986–2007), murder victim</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Aston" title="Sam Aston">Sam Aston</a> (born 1993), actor who plays <a href="/wiki/Chesney_Brown" title="Chesney Brown">Chesney Brown</a> in <i>Coronation Street</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport">Sport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cooper_(cricketer)" title="Eddie Cooper (cricketer)">Eddie Cooper</a> (1915–1968), cricketer, right-handed batsman who played 249 first-class matches for <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everton_Weekes" title="Everton Weekes">Everton Weekes</a> (1925–2020), cricketer, lived in Bacup and played for Bacup Cricket club between 1949 and 1958</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Pugh" title="Marc Pugh">Marc Pugh</a> (born 1987), <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association footballer</a> with over 470 club caps<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matty_James" title="Matty James">Matty James</a> (born 1991), footballer for <a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_F.C." title="Bristol City F.C.">Bristol City F.C.</a> with over 180 domestic league caps</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reece_James_(footballer,_born_1993)" title="Reece James (footballer, born 1993)">Reece James</a> (born 1993), footballer for <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C." title="Sheffield Wednesday F.C.">Sheffield Wednesday F.C.</a> with over 208 domestic league caps</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacup&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit 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(2006), <i>Milton's places of hope: spiritual and political connections of hope with land</i>, Ashgate, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7546-5768-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7546-5768-2"><bdi>978-0-7546-5768-2</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Milton%27s+places+of+hope%3A+spiritual+and+political+connections+of+hope+with+land&rft.pub=Ashgate&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-0-7546-5768-2&rft.aulast=Fenton&rft.aufirst=Mary+C.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacup" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHobsbawm1996" class="citation cs2">Hobsbawm, Eric (1996), <i>The Age of Capital: 1848–1875</i>, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-679-77254-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-679-77254-5"><bdi>978-0-679-77254-5</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Age+of+Capital%3A+1848%E2%80%931875&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=978-0-679-77254-5&rft.aulast=Hobsbawm&rft.aufirst=Eric&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacup" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLewis1848" class="citation cs2">Lewis, Samuel (1848), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50773#s17"><i>A Topographical Dictionary of England (extract)</i></a>, Institute of Historical Research, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8063-1508-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8063-1508-9"><bdi>978-0-8063-1508-9</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Topographical+Dictionary+of+England+%28extract%29&rft.pub=Institute+of+Historical+Research&rft.date=1848&rft.isbn=978-0-8063-1508-9&rft.aulast=Lewis&rft.aufirst=Samuel&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.british-history.ac.uk%2Freport.aspx%3Fcompid%3D50773%23s17&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacup" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMiller1971" class="citation cs2">Miller, G. M. (1971), <i>BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names</i>, Oxford University Press</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=BBC+Pronouncing+Dictionary+of+British+Names&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=1971&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=G.+M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacup" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMills2003" class="citation cs2">Mills, A. D. 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