Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Withnell within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Withnell, township and ry. sta., Ley land par., N. Lancashire, 5 miles SW. of Blackburn, 3628 ac., pop. 2106; P.O.; has cotton mills and bleach works, and the Withnell Fold paperworks.