Lumb, Rawtenstall

Lumb
Lumb  Lumb shown within Lancashire
District	Rossendale
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Dialling code	01706
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
List of places UK England Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°43′15″N 2°14′50″W / 53.7207°N 2.2473°W / 53.7207; -2.2473

Lumb is a small village in the Rossendale district of Lancashire, England. It lies in the valley of the River Whitwell, 3 miles (5 km) north east of Rawtenstall. It should not be confused with the hamlet of Lumb near Edenfield, also in the Rossendale district.

Lumb was historically in the large ancient parish of Whalley. In 1846 it was constituted a chapelry within the parish of Whalley, which also included the village of Water.^[1] In 1866 it became part of the civil parish of Newchurch,^[2] and in 1894 was transferred to the municipal borough and civil parish of Rawtenstall.^[3]

St Michael's parish church was founded in 1846.^[4]

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