Portsmouth, Lancashire
| Portsmouth | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location: | 53°43’55"N, 2°9’14"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Todmorden |
| Postcode: | OL14 |
| Dialling code: | 01706 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Calderdale |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Calder Valley |
Portsmouth is a village in eastern Lancashire, close to the border with the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is situated on the A646 road between Todmorden and Burnley. Nearby settlements include the village of Cornholme, which lies right on the county border. Portsmouth lies within the civil parish of Todmorden.
History
The village had a railway station, which was opened in 1849 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway. It was renamed by British Rail to Portsmouth (Lancs) and closed on 7 July 1958.
John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Portsmouth as:
a village in Cliviger township, Whalley parish, Lancashire; on the Burnley and Todmorden railway, near the boundary with Yorkshire, 3 miles N W of Tormorden. It has a station with telegraph on the railway, several cotton mills, bobbin-works, brick-works, and quarries. Portsmouth House is the seat of J. Green, Esq.
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