The River Roddlesworth (also known as Rocky Brook) is a river in Lancashire, England, a tributary of the River Darwen.
The source of the river is on the slopes of Great Hill, just above the ruins known as Pimm’s, where the infant river is known as Calf Hey Brook. Calf Hey Brook is joined by another stream occasionally termed Roddlesworth – which rises beneath Cartridge Hill and runs past the ruins of Hollinshead Hall – beneath Slipper Lowe.
From there, it follows a northerly course through Roddlesworth Plantations, around the two reservoirs fed by the river and past Red Lees. The river continues through the Stanworth Valley in Livesey, where it is met by Stockclough Brook, and under the M65 motorway and Leeds
Leave a reply
