Welcome to Rishton

Rishton is a small town located in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England. The town has a rich history dating back to the 13th century when it was known for its textile industry. Today, Rishton is a bustling town with a population of around 7,000 people. The town is well-connected to other parts of Lancashire and the UK, with good transport links via road and rail.

One of the main attractions in Rishton is the Rishton Reservoir, which is a popular spot for fishing and birdwatching. The reservoir is home to a variety of bird species, including kingfishers, herons, and cormorants. The town also has several parks and green spaces, including Cutwood Park and Norden Playing Fields, which are great places to relax and enjoy the outdoors.

Rishton has a strong community spirit, with several local events and festivals taking place throughout the year. The Rishton Festival is a popular event that takes place every summer, featuring live music, food stalls, and a funfair. The town also has a number of local sports teams, including Rishton United Football Club and Rishton Cricket Club, which are well-supported by the local community. Overall, Rishton is a friendly and welcoming town with plenty to offer visitors and residents alike.

Local Weather

Partly Cloudy

Temp: 3°C

Feels Like: -2.1°C

Wind: 15.9 MPH

Wind Dir: NW

Local Schools

School	Details
St Charles Rc School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Patrick Kennedy	Knowles Street Rishton Blackburn Lancashire BB1 4HT 01254886110 School Website
Rishton Methodist Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Janet Neale	George Street Rishton Blackburn Lancashire BB1 4JF 01254887223 School Website
The Hyndburn Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Miss Nicola Palmer	Stourton Street Rishton Blackburn Lancashire BB1 4ED 1254885378 School Website
Rishton St Peter And St Pauls Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Sara Clarkson	Arundel Street Rishton Blackburn Lancashire BB1 4DT 01254884522 School Website
Great Harwood St Johns Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Miss Tracey Parker	St John's Street Great Harwood Blackburn Lancashire BB6 7ES 01254885926 School Website
St Wulstans Catholic Primary School Great Harwood Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Fiona Hadfield	Rushton Street Great Harwood Blackburn Lancashire BB6 7JQ 01254884533 School Website
Great Harwood Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs John Woodruff	Rushton Street Great Harwood Blackburn Lancashire BB6 7JQ 01254880810 School Website
Clayton Le Moors All Saints Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Nicola Saporita-Clark	Church Street Clayton-Le-Moors Accrington Lancashire BB5 5HT 01254234562 School Website
Church St Nicholas Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Liam Noon	St Nicholas Road Church Accrington Lancashire BB5 4DN 01254381875 School Website
Clayton Le Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs G Whittaker	Earl Street Clayton-Le-Moors Accrington Lancashire BB5 5NH 01254232046 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Rishton Station Road, Rishton, Lancashire, BB1 4EY 0.47 Miles

Church And Oswaldtwistle Market Street, Church, Lancashire, BB5 0DP 1.55 Miles

Accrington Eagle Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1LJ 2.20 Miles

Ramsgreave And Wilpshire Ramsgreave Road, Wilpshire, Lancashire, BB1 9BP 2.66 Miles

Langho Off Whalley New Road, Langho, Lancashire, BB6 8EZ 2.86 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Rawal Private Hire 01254 970005 Blackburn Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4NF 0.53 Miles
C M Taxis 01254 887742 8 Town Hall Square, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 7DD 1.16 Miles
Bettys Corporate Cars 01254 888888 2 Commercial Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 7HX 1.19 Miles
Brians Private Hire 01254 396565 18 John Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5PT 1.29 Miles
A-Class Travel Services 01254 727720 13 Ripon Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4NG 1.35 Miles
Altham Cars 01254 383830 173 Whalley Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5HD 1.40 Miles
Silverson Taxi's 01254 790195 21 Windsor Rd, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 3LX 1.67 Miles
Silverson Chauffeurs 0844 504 2013 Windsor Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 3LX 1.67 Miles
Aa-Minibuses 07984 272727 2 Tremellen Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1SZ 1.84 Miles
Tlc Private Hire 01254 877366 Nightingales Garage, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 7TE 1.96 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Rishton Post Office Collection Today available until:16:45 Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:12:15 Sunday Last Collection:15:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
High St No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Stourton St No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Walmesley Ave No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Sussex Rd No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Tottleworth No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:10:30 Saturday Last Collection:09:30
Clayton Bus Park Blackburn Rd Collection Today available until:18:00 Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Clayton Bus Park Blackburn Rd Business Box Collection Today available until:18:00 Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:45
Blackburn Rd No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Meadow Street No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Duke St No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Blackburn Rd No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Higher West End No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Oakenshaw No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Great Harwood Post Office Collection Today available until:16:45 Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:11:45 Sunday Last Collection:15:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
High Street Surgery	87-89 High Street Rishton Blackburn Lancashire BB1 4LD
Great Harwood Surgery 01254 617590	Great Harwood & Rishton 32 High Street Rishton Lancashire BB1 4LA
The Weavers Practice 01254 884217	High Street Rishton Blackburn Lancashire BB1 4LA
The Clayton Medical Ctr. 0844 4771761	The Clayton Medical Ctr. Wellington Street Clayton Le Moors Lancashire BB5 5HU
Dr Bello's Surgery 01254 617900	6-8 Church Street Church Accrington BB5 4LF

Local Stores

Rishton - Harwood Road
2 Harwood Road
Rishton
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 4DJ
01254 888969
Store Website
0.08 miles

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SPAR Oswaldtwistle
97-103
Thwaites Road
Oswaldtwistle
Accrington
BB5 4QG
01254 381531
Store Website
1.7 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Myerscough Veterinary Group
16 Queen Street Great Harwood Lancashire BB6 7QQ 01254 877654 greatharwood@myvets.co.uk Website 1.29 miles
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Town &Amp; Country Veterinary Group
69 Whalley Road Clayton Le Moors Accrington Lancashire BB5 5ED 01254 233723 Website 1.52 miles

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Myerscough Veterinary Group
307 Union Road Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancashire BB5 3HS 01254 398737 oswaldtwistle@myvets.co.uk Website 1.96 miles
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Mearley Veterinary Group
Kenyon Street Accrington Lancashire BB5 1BE 01254 231703 accrington@mearleyvets.co.uk 2.28 miles

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Accrington Vets4pets Ltd
Inside Pets At Home 2 Eastgate Retail Park Stanley Street Accrington Lancashire BB5 6PW 01254 300290 accrington@vets4pets.com 2.40 miles

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Daisy Street Veterinary Centre
Daisy Street Blackburn Lancashire BB1 5EW 01254 53622 Website 2.50 miles
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NOT open all Saturdays
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Local Dog Walks

Spring Wood Whalley
Springwood Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 9UE 3.69 miles Well Signposted Car Park On The A671

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Gawthorpe Hall
Gawthorpe Hall Burnley Road Padiham Lancashire 5.46 miles On Exiting The Main Road, Make Sure To Take The Single Track Road To The Right, Not The Road That Leads To The Housing Estate.

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Sunnyhurst Wood
Great Walk For Everyone. Especially Dogs And Children! Sunnyhurst Wood Lancashire 5.67 miles

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Upper Roddlesworth Reservoir
Hills, Water, Mud, Streams, Long Grass, Other Dog Walkers And Plenty More. The Area Is Perfect For A Dog Walk. Tockholes Rd Lancashire 6.62 miles Upper Roddelsworth Resevoir

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Roddlesworth Reservoirs And Tockholes Plantation
1 Garstang Terrace Tockholes Darwen BB3 0NZ 6.67 miles Take The A675 Belmont Road And Between Abbey Village And Belmont Turn Off East Onto Crookfield Road/Tockholes Road (Sign Posted Tockholes). There Are A Few Car Parks Along This Road, But Follow The Road Until You Reach The Settlement Of Rydal Fold Where You Will Find A Car Park On The Right Hand Side Between The Royal Arms And The Country Cafe. The First Section Of The Car Park Is For The Pub And The Back Section Is A Public Car Park. The Walk Starts From The Gate On The Opposite Side Of The Road From The Pub.

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Entwistle Reservoir
This Is Another Lovely Reservoir Walk In Lancashire, And Is About 2.5 Miles. Edge Ln 7.91 miles Turton And Entwistle

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Weather Forecast

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	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Overcast
Temp	4.8°C	4.3°C	2.2°C	2.2°C	1.6°C	6.3°C	12.9°C	17.1°C	18.2°C	10.8°C	7.3°C	7.5°C
Feels Like	2.4°C	1.8°C	0.4°C	-0.7°C	-1.3°C	4.2°C	12.1°C	16.9°C	18.1°C	9.3°C	5°C	5.2°C

Thursday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Fog	Overcast	Moderate or heavy rain shower	Heavy rain	Cloudy	Moderate or heavy rain shower	Moderate or heavy rain shower	Overcast
Temp	7.1°C	7.1°C	7°C	6.7°C	7.2°C	8.3°C	9.8°C	12.5°C	13°C	11.1°C	8.6°C	7.1°C
Feels Like	4.6°C	4.4°C	4.4°C	4.5°C	4.4°C	5.2°C	7.1°C	10.3°C	10.6°C	7.7°C	4.6°C	3.6°C

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Temp	5°C	3.6°C	2.2°C	0.4°C	2°C	3.8°C	4.7°C	4.8°C	4.1°C	3.1°C	4.9°C	5.3°C
Feels Like	0.5°C	-0.6°C	-1.5°C	-2.6°C	-1.1°C	0.6°C	1.6°C	1.6°C	0.7°C	-0.8°C	2.1°C	1.6°C

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