The township of Bacup is located 835 feet above sea level to the east of the Borough of Rossendale and has a population of approximately 15,000.
On its eastern edge it forms the Rossendale boundary and the County of Lancashire boundary with Yorkshire. It was the first town in Rossendale to have achieved Borough status which it did in 1882. Bacup is close to the site where Saxons are said to have fought with Danish invaders in the 10th century.
More recently its main industries have included textiles, coal mining, quarrying and footwear manufacture. The town centre is designated as a Conservation Area of special Architectural and Historic interest.

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