 It lies on the West Pennine Moors and is surrounded by the towns of Blackburn to the North and Darwen to the East and by the villages of Belmont to the south and Withnell to the West.Darwen Tower is a prominent local landmark that lies to the east of Tockholes and The and Tockholes forest plantation lie to the south with the M65 passing to the north and the A675 to the south.Archaeological records for the area in and around Tockholes reveal the presence of Tribal communities as early as 2,000BC.