Strongstry is a small
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
in
Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The hamlet is only accessible by an
unadopted road running through a factory. It is accessible on several walking routes. For local government purposes, it receives services from
Rossendale Borough Council Rossendale may refer to several places and organizations in Lancashire, England:
Places
*Rossendale Valley, a river valley
*Borough of Rossendale, a local government district
*Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency), a former parliamentary constitu ...
and
Lancashire County Council. Nearby are the village of
Stubbins and the hamlet of
Chatterton. The
East Lancashire Railway
East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway line in North West England which runs between Heywood, Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall in Lancashire. There are intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street, , Summerseat and Ramsbottom, with ...
runs through Strongstry, but there is no station there.
Much of the land to the west of the village is in the care of the
National Trust
The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...
and consists of hillside pasture and woodland leading up to
Holcombe Moor and
Peel Tower.
External links
Hamlets in Lancashire
Geography of the Borough of Rossendale
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