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Waterfoot, Rossendale, is a village between Rawtenstall and Bacup where the B6238 from Burnley meets the A681. It is close to the centre of the Rossendale valley in Lancashire.

Footwear

Waterfoot was once the centre for the industrial manufacture of felt, which then developed into a footwear, specifically slipper, industry. Nowadays the remnants of this industry imports most of the footwear and act as distribution centres.

Features

The centre of Waterfoot has a distinctive canopied walkway in decorative iron and glass that is in need of restoration, forming the frontage of Trickett's Arcade, built in March, 1899.

Waterfoot has a number of specialist shops including what is thought to be one of the county's original Black Pudding making companies.

Also located in Waterfoot is Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, one of the few state funded selective entry schools left in England. The village is served by two primary schools, Waterfoot Primary and St Anne's C of E both of which have rising pupil numbers in 2007.

On the moorland above the village is a memorial to the dialect poet, Edwin Waugh, known as Waugh's Well. Since 1993 fell runners from the surrounding communities have gathered annually to run a four mile circuit of the hills above the village, passing the well.

For horseriders, The Pennine Bridleway passes through Waterfoot on the Mary Towneley Loop giving access to the unspoilt hill scenery overlooking the village, and it is also on the Irwell Sculpture Trail.

Arts

Waterfoot is the home of the international touring theatre, Horse and Bamboo Theatre, a company who use distinctive masks and puppetry. Another long-standing theatre group, The Rossendale Players, have their base at The New Millennium Theatre in Waterfoot, and have been giving performances for over 70 years. The area also has several artist's studios and is the base for Arthouse, a wallpaper design company.

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 [[Image:Victorian Arcade.jpg|left|frame|Trickett's Arcade c 1900]]
-The centre of Waterfoot has a distinctive canopied walkway in decorative iron and glass that is in need of restoration, forming the frontage of Trickett's [[Arcade (architecture)|Arcade]], built in [[March]], [[1899]]. It has a number of specialist shops including what is thought to be one of the county's original [[Black Pudding]] making companies.
+The centre of Waterfoot has a distinctive canopied walkway in decorative iron and glass that is in need of restoration, forming the frontage of Trickett's [[Arcade (architecture)|Arcade]], built in [[March]], [[1899]].
-Also located in Waterfoot is [[Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School]], one of the few state funded selective entry schools left in England. The village is served by two primary schools, Waterfoot Primary and St Anne's C of E both of which have rising pupil numbers in [[2007]].
-On the moorland above the village is a memorial to the dialect poet, [[Edwin Waugh]], known as [[Media:Wwell.jpg|Waugh's Well]]. Since 1993 fell runners from the surrounding communities have gathered annually to run a four mile circuit of the hills above the village, passing the well.
-For horseriders, The Pennine Bridleway passes through Waterfoot on the Mary [[ Towneley Park|Towneley]] Loop giving access to the unspoilt hill scenery overlooking the village, and it is also on the [[Irwell Sculpture Trail]].
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+Waterfoot has a number of specialist shops including what is thought to be one of the county's original [[Black Pudding]] making companies.
+Also located in Waterfoot is [[Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School]], one of the few state funded selective entry schools left in England. The village is served by two primary schools, Waterfoot Primary and St Anne's C of E both of which have rising pupil numbers in [[2007]].
+On the moorland above the village is a memorial to the dialect poet, [[Edwin Waugh]], known as [[Media:Wwell.jpg|Waugh's Well]]. Since 1993 fell runners from the surrounding communities have gathered annually to run a four mile circuit of the hills above the village, passing the well.
+For horseriders, The Pennine Bridleway passes through Waterfoot on the Mary [[ Towneley Park|Towneley]] Loop giving access to the unspoilt hill scenery overlooking the village, and it is also on the [[Irwell Sculpture Trail]].
 == Arts ==