Rose Grove: what to know before moving day
The railway made the place. The line arrived in 1848, and Rose Grove had an engine shed that was one of the last on British Railways to house steam locomotives. The station buildings were pulled down in the 1980s and the station is unstaffed, but trains still run twice an hour each way, Monday to Saturday. The old Great Harwood Loop towards Padiham closed in 1993, and the M65 now uses its route beside the railway.
Homes near the station are on streets such as Rosegrove Lane, Duncan Street, Metcalfe Street, Owen Street, Leaver Street, Irwell Street and Mersey Street, all inside a 20 mph zone. Rosegrove Infant School is on Owen Street and the Halstead Centre, a swimming pool, is on Liverpool Road, with St Mark's church on Rossendale Road near the station. Accrington Road has car dealers and a builders' merchant.
How the van gets to Rose Grove
The van reaches Burnley from Bradford by way of Colne and the M65. Rose Grove lies between two junctions: junction 10, the Burnley Barracks Interchange, is right beside Rosegrove Lane, and junction 9 is named the Rose Grove Interchange although it is further west. The A646 Liverpool Road and the A679 Accrington Road are the main roads through the district.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 55 to 65 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Rose Grove
Each service below links to its Burnley page, which covers how the job works in and around Burnley.
Rose Grove: questions before you book
Which M65 junction is best for Rose Grove?
Usually junction 10, the Burnley Barracks Interchange, which is next to Rosegrove Lane, even though junction 9 carries the Rose Grove name. The driver chooses on the day from your full postcode.
Is Rose Grove spelt as one word or two?
Both appear. The station and district are Rose Grove, while the ward, Rosegrove with Lowerhouse, and streets such as Rosegrove Lane use one word. Postcodes.io places BB12 6HN in that ward.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BB12 6HN is in Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward, Burnley, unparished
- Rose Grove railway station (Wikipedia): junction of the Calder Valley and East Lancashire lines, railway reached Rose Grove in 1848, engine shed among the last for steam, unstaffed since the 1980s, two trains an hour each way Monday to Saturday, Great Harwood Loop closed 1993, M65 on the site beside the railway
- M65 motorway (Wikipedia): Preston to Colne through Burnley
- OpenStreetMap: M65 junction 10 Burnley Barracks Interchange and junction 9 Rose Grove Interchange; Rosegrove Lane, Duncan Street, Metcalfe Street, Owen Street, Leaver Street, Irwell Street, Mersey Street (20 mph); Rosegrove Infant School, Halstead Centre on Liverpool Road (A646), St Mark's on Rossendale Road, Accrington Road (A679) dealers, canal