Welcome to Cocker Bar

Cocker Bar is a small village located in the county of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the River Cocker and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a rich history, dating back to the 12th century when it was known as "Cocra". The name "Cocker Bar" is believed to have originated from the old English word "bar", meaning a gate or barrier, and "Cocker", which is the name of the river that flows through the village.

One of the most notable landmarks in Cocker Bar is the St. Mary's Church, which dates back to the 14th century. The church is a Grade II listed building and is known for its beautiful stained glass windows and intricate architecture. The church is still in use today and is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. Another popular attraction in the village is the Cocker Bar Nature Reserve, which is home to a variety of wildlife and offers stunning views of the surrounding countryside.

Despite its small size, Cocker Bar has a strong sense of community and is home to a number of local businesses and amenities. The village has a primary school, a post office, and a pub, as well as a number of small shops and cafes. The village also hosts a number of events throughout the year, including a summer fete and a Christmas market, which bring the community together and attract visitors from across the region.

Local Weather

Overcast

Temp: 8.1°C

Feels Like: 7°C

Wind: 4.5 MPH

Wind Dir: WNW

Local Schools

School	Details
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Tracey Westwell	Heron Way Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancashire BB5 3BT 01254234089 School Website
Broadfield Specialist School Community Special School Ages:11-19 Head Teacher Mrs Angela Wade	Fielding Lane Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancashire BB5 3BE 01282508629 School Website
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr Philip Sumner	White Ash Lane Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancashire BB5 3JG 01254233312 School Website
St Peters C Of E Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Emma Moss	Cartmel Avenue Accrington Lancashire BB5 0NW 01254233513 School Website
Oswaldtwistle St Andrews Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Christina Wilkinson	Springfield Street Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancashire BB5 3LG 07582584636 School Website
Rhyddings Academy Converter Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mr Andrew Williams	Haworth Street Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancashire BB5 3EA 1254231051 School Website
St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School Oswaldtwistle Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Laura Wolstenholme	Mayfield Avenue Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancashire BB5 3AA 01254231278 School Website
Green Haworth Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Phil Turner	School House Lane Green Haworth Accrington Lancashire BB5 3SQ 01254233379 School Website
St Oswalds Roman Catholic Primary School Accrington Voluntary Aided School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Miss Cath Kippax	Hartley Avenue Accrington Lancashire BB5 0NN 01254234924 School Website
Fairfield Nursery School La Nursery School Ages:2-5 Head Teacher Dr Sacha Walker-Byrne	Fairfield Street Accrington Lancashire BB5 0LD 01254231589 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Church And Oswaldtwistle Market Street, Church, Lancashire, BB5 0DP 1.36 Miles

Accrington Eagle Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1LJ 1.74 Miles

Rishton Station Road, Rishton, Lancashire, BB1 4EY 2.60 Miles

Blackburn Railway Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1EX 3.65 Miles

Huncoat Station Road, Huncoat, Lancashire, BB5 6LT 3.73 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Hyndburn Cars 01254 237151 230A Union Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3JB 0.75 Miles
Church And Ossy Taxis 01254 238000 230A Union Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3JB 0.75 Miles
Accrington Taxis 01254 396060 230A Union Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3JB 0.75 Miles
M.A Minibuses Accrington Private Hire 07878 383037 1 Primrose Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0HU 1.19 Miles
A-Class Travel Services 01254 727720 13 Ripon Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4NG 1.36 Miles
City Cars 01254 233240 174 Higher Antley St, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0QB 1.39 Miles
Atlantis Minibuses 01254 879000 6 Crossland St, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0RY 1.48 Miles
Aa-Minibuses 07984 272727 2 Tremellen Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1SZ 1.60 Miles
Red Rose Private Hire 01254 388388 37 Church Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2EN 1.79 Miles
C B Taxis And Mini Coaches 01254 395031 37 Church St, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2EN 1.79 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Rhoden Road No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Broadfield No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Vicarage New Lane No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Merlin Court No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Fielding Lane No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Moor End Post Office No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
Queens Drive No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Gateway Oswaldtwistle No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
65 Catlow Hall Street No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
White Ash Estate No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Stanhill Lane No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Union Rd No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Green Howarth No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Richmond Road No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Thwaites Rd No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Higher Heys Surgery 01254 617974	Higher Heys Surgery Oswaldwistle Accrington BB5 3BP
Rhyddings Surgery	Rhyddings Surgery 71 Union Road Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancashire BB5 3DD
Acorn Primary Care Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	Acorn Primary Care Centre 421 Blackburn Road Accrington BB5 1RT
Hyndburn Medical Practice 01254 356120	Acorn Primary Health Care Centre Accrington Lancashire BB5 1RT
Acorn Primary Care Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Acorn Primary Care Centre 421 Blackburn Road Accrington BB5 1RT

Local Stores

Rishton - Harwood Road
2 Harwood Road
Rishton
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 4DJ
01254 888969
Store Website
2.71 miles

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SPAR Oswaldtwistle
97-103
Thwaites Road
Oswaldtwistle
Accrington
BB5 4QG
01254 381531
Store Website
1.1 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Myerscough Veterinary Group
307 Union Road Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancashire BB5 3HS 01254 398737 oswaldtwistle@myvets.co.uk Website 0.74 miles
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Mearley Veterinary Group
Kenyon Street Accrington Lancashire BB5 1BE 01254 231703 accrington@mearleyvets.co.uk 2.02 miles

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Accrington Vets4pets Ltd
Inside Pets At Home 2 Eastgate Retail Park Stanley Street Accrington Lancashire BB5 6PW 01254 300290 accrington@vets4pets.com 2.07 miles

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Town &Amp; Country Veterinary Group
69 Whalley Road Clayton Le Moors Accrington Lancashire BB5 5ED 01254 233723 Website 2.69 miles

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Myerscough Veterinary Group
26 Blackburn Road Haslingden Lancashire BB4 5QQ 01706 223287 haslingden@myvets.co.uk Website 3.28 miles
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Daisy Street Veterinary Centre
Daisy Street Blackburn Lancashire BB1 5EW 01254 53622 Website 3.46 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Sunnyhurst Wood
Great Walk For Everyone. Especially Dogs And Children! Sunnyhurst Wood Lancashire 4.58 miles

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Entwistle And Turton Reservoir
Beautiful , Mostly Flat Walk Around The Reservoir With Option To Go Through Some Majestic Pine Woods. Well Laid Paths To Walk On And Dogs Are Ok Off Lead. Entwistle Hall Barn Entwistle Hall Ln Entwistle Bolton BL7 0LR 5.44 miles

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Entwistle Reservoir
This Is Another Lovely Reservoir Walk In Lancashire, And Is About 2.5 Miles. Edge Ln 5.50 miles Turton And Entwistle

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Upper Roddlesworth Reservoir
Hills, Water, Mud, Streams, Long Grass, Other Dog Walkers And Plenty More. The Area Is Perfect For A Dog Walk. Tockholes Rd Lancashire 5.55 miles Upper Roddelsworth Resevoir

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Roddlesworth Reservoirs And Tockholes Plantation
1 Garstang Terrace Tockholes Darwen BB3 0NZ 5.56 miles Take The A675 Belmont Road And Between Abbey Village And Belmont Turn Off East Onto Crookfield Road/Tockholes Road (Sign Posted Tockholes). There Are A Few Car Parks Along This Road, But Follow The Road Until You Reach The Settlement Of Rydal Fold Where You Will Find A Car Park On The Right Hand Side Between The Royal Arms And The Country Cafe. The First Section Of The Car Park Is For The Pub And The Back Section Is A Public Car Park. The Walk Starts From The Gate On The Opposite Side Of The Road From The Pub.

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Wayoh Reservoir
This Is A 4 Mike Walk, But There Is An Option Early On To Cut It Short By Turning Left Rather Than Continuing Straight On. 7 Overhouses Bolton BL7 0LL 5.89 miles Head To Entwistle Car Park And Walk To The Right Instead Of Left To Entwistle

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Weather Forecast

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Temp	-11.6°C	-11.3°C	-10.9°C	-10.5°C	-9.5°C	-4.9°C	4.4°C	4.9°C	6.3°C	2.9°C	0.5°C	-0.7°C
Feels Like	-17.3°C	-18.1°C	-18.3°C	-18.4°C	-17.6°C	-12.5°C	-5.5°C	0°C	2.8°C	-0.5°C	-3.2°C	-4.8°C

Tuesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Overcast
Temp	-1.8°C	-2.3°C	-2.7°C	-2.9°C	-1.4°C	1.4°C	4.8°C	6.9°C	7.1°C	5.6°C	3.4°C	0.4°C
Feels Like	-6.2°C	-6.8°C	-7.1°C	-7.1°C	-5.7°C	-2.8°C	1.2°C	3.9°C	4.5°C	3.4°C	0.5°C	-3.4°C

Wednesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

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Temp	0.6°C	0.4°C	-0.1°C	-0.9°C	-1.4°C	-0.8°C	0.6°C	1.9°C	2.6°C	2.7°C	5.1°C	3.5°C
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