In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shawforth like this:
SHAWFORTH, a village in Rochdale parish, Lancashire; 4½ miles N of Rochdale. It has a post-office under Rochdale, a news-room, cotton-mills, and a Wesleyan chapel.
Additional information about this locality is available for Rochdale
Shawforth through time
Shawforth is now part of Rossendale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rossendale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shawforth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shawforth, in Rossendale and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26561
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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