Sharneyford Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Todmorden Road (A681), Sharneyford (geograph 2137885).jpg
Static Image Caption:Todmorden Road (A681)
Coordinates:53.715°N -2.18°W
Official Name:Sharneyford
Shire District:Rossendale
Shire County:Lancashire
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Rossendale and Darwen
Post Town:BACUP
Postcode District:OL13
Postcode Area:OL
Dial Code:01706
Os Grid Reference:SD881243
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Borough of Rossendale
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Rossendale

Sharneyford is a hamlet in Lancashire, England, on the A681 road between Bacup and Todmorden. It is home to one of the smallest schools in Britain, Sharneyford Primary School. Sharneyford Mill, located north of the school, was once the highest in England, at around above sea level;[1] it has now been demolished. Further up the hill there was a chapel, which was replaced by church further down the hill; the chapel became an engine-house for the railway that provided transport to and from the mill, when the mill was destroyed, the engine-house was emptied and abandoned.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Newbigging, Thomas. History of the forest of Rossendale. sharneyford mill.. J.J. Riley. 269. 1893. 2012-05-26.