Bacup
Bacup is a town in Lancashire, England, in the South Pennines close to Lancashire's border with West Yorkshire. The town is inside the Forest of Rossendale and the upper Irwell Valley, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Rawtenstall, 6.4 miles (10.3 km) north of Rochdale, and 21 miles (34 km) to the east of Preston. As per the 2011 Census, Bacup has a population of about 13323 inhabitants. Bacup was created as a settlement after the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the Early Middle Ages. For a long time, it was a modest and obscure centre of domestic flannel and woollen cloth production, and a lot of the original weavers' cottages survive as listed buildings. After the Industrial Revolution, Bacup transformed into a mill town, expanding around the now covered over bridge which crosses the River Irwell and the North-South / East-West crossroad at its centre. In the course of that time, its landscape was increasingly dominated by unique and big rectangular woollen and cotton mills. Bacup received a charter of incorporation in 1882, which gave it municipal borough status and its own elected town government, made up of a mayor, aldermen and councillors to oversee local affairs. In the late 20th century, Bacup was integrated into the borough of Rossendale. Bacup's historic character, culture and festivities have helped the town's suburbanisation and redevelopment as a more cosmopolitan commuter town for Manchester and other North West towns and cities. Nonetheless, English Heritage has named Bacup as the best preserved cotton town in England, and its town centre is named as a conservation area for its distinctive architectural qualities. For all of your property improvement work, ensure that you employ vetted professionals in Bacup to make sure that you get the best quality service.
