Roddlesworth

Roddlesworth
Autumn view at Roddlesworth Reservoir
Roddlesworth  Roddlesworth shown within Lancashire
OS grid reference	SD653215
Civil parish	Withnell
District	Chorley
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHORLEY
Postcode district	PR6
Dialling code	01254
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Chorley
List of places UK England Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°41′20″N 2°31′30″W / 53.689°N 2.525°W

Roddlesworth is a hamlet in the parish of Withnell in Lancashire, England. It lies on the road connecting Preston with Bolton.

The name is first encountered as Rodtholfeswrtha (1160), meaning "the homestead of Hrothwulf".^[1]

See also

• River Roddlesworth, a tributary of the River Darwen
• The Roddlesworth Reservoirs, a chain of reservoirs on the river:
  • Abbey Village Reservoir
  • Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir
  • Upper Roddlesworth Reservoir
  • Rake Brook Reservoir, on Rake Brook, a tributary of the Roddlesworth, is often included.

Notes

1. Ekwall, E. (1922) The Place-names of Lancashire. Longmans, Green & Company, page 132.

External links

Media related to Roddlesworth at Wikimedia Commons