Weir, Lancashire

Weir, Lancashire

Weir is a small village situated in Rossendale, about a mile (2 km) north of Bacup. The village is on the A671 and has one shop (the top shop) and a pub (the Weir Hotel). Weir also has a park which is slanted, and the lodges, which are three reservoirs that you are able to fish in.fact|date=September 2008

Notable people

Notable residents of the village include Michael Carr, a Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of Parliament for the Ribble Valley. [cite web|url=http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/1999/11/16/750676.html | title=Villagers face new moor mine battle | work=Lancashire Evening Telegraph | publisher=Newsquest Media Group | date=1999-11-16 | acacessdate=2008-09-29 ]

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