Weir, Lancashire
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Coordinates: 53°43′23″N 2°11′49″W / 53.723°N 2.197°W
| Weir | |
 Children Playing on Weir Park |
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 Weir
Weir shown within Lancashire |
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| District | Rossendale |
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| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BACUP |
| Postcode district | OL13 |
| Dialling code | 01706 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Rossendale and Darwen |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Weir is an outlying area of Bacup in the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. Anciently, Weir constituted a hamlet, but underwent urbanisation and, later, suburbanisation to emerge as a residential suburb of Bacup town.
Weir straddles the A671 road and is located by the source of the River Irwell, adjacent to the parish of Cliviger. Weir has 2 Pubs, 1 school and 1 shop.
[edit] Notable people
Michael Carr, a Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of Parliament for the Ribble Valley, is a resident of Weir.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Villagers face new moor mine battle". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 1999-11-16. http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/1999/11/16/750676.html. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
[edit] External links
Media related to Weir, Lancashire at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 53°43′23″N 2°11′49″W / 53.723°N 2.197°W
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