500 saplings by the Woodland Trust to plant around the area. Geography The geography of Broadclough is central to the development of the settlement. It is a three-sided valley which is cut through at the northeast end by the River Irwell which runs the length of Broadclough. There is a trig point on the summit of Brex Height above Broadclough which marks the extent of the village's hinterland to the west. The Trig Point pillar built in May 1948 and was last maintained by the OS in October 1979. Brex Height is also the 12th highest summit in the West Pennines at 409 m (1342 ft). See also List of mills in Lancashire Battle of Brunanburh List of United Kingdom locations: Bro-Bron References Villages in Lancashire Geography of the Borough of Rossendale Linear earthworks