Turn Village
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Turn Village is a hamlet
in the Rossendale
borough of Lancashire
, England. It is located amongst the South Pennines
, on the A680 road and is effectively a suburb of Edenfield
.
The surrounding moorland is the site for Scout Moor Wind Farm
, the largest onshore wind farm in England and was popular with paragliders
until this was built.
The village is home to Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary and The Fishermans Retreat restaurant.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the Rossendale
Rossendale
Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. It is made up of a number of small former mill towns in Lancashire, England centered around the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West...
borough of Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England. It is located amongst the South Pennines
South Pennines
South Pennines is a region of moorland and hill country in northern England lying towards the southern end of the Pennines. It is bounded to the west by the Forest of Rossendale and the Yorkshire Dales to the north...
, on the A680 road and is effectively a suburb of Edenfield
Edenfield
Edenfield is a village within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. Lying on the River Irwell, it is around north of Ramsbottom, south of Rawtenstall, and west of Norden, and has a total population of 2,080....
.
The surrounding moorland is the site for Scout Moor Wind Farm
Scout Moor Wind Farm
Scout Moor Wind Farm is the largest onshore wind farm in England. The wind farm, which was built for Peel Wind Power Ltd, produces electricity from 26 Nordex N80 wind turbines. It has a total nameplate capacity of 65 MW of electricity, providing 154,000 MW·h per year; enough to serve...
, the largest onshore wind farm in England and was popular with paragliders
Paragliding
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure...
until this was built.
The village is home to Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary and The Fishermans Retreat restaurant.