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Burnley (/ ˈ b ɜːr n l i /) is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is 21 miles (34 km) north of Manchester and 20 miles (32 km) east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun.
May 13, 2024 · In common with other towns of Lancashire, Burnley grew rapidly from the end of the 18th century with the development of the cotton textile industry. The building of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the presence of coal were factors helping its development.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Borough of Burnley (/ ˈ b ɜːr n l i /) is a local government district with the borough status in Lancashire, England. It has an area of 42.9 square miles (111 km 2) and a population of 95,553 (2022), and is named after its largest town, Burnley.
The Burnley and District Historical Society was formed shortly after the Second World War to promote and facilitate interest in local history in its broadest sense.
3 days ago · Though a church existed in 1120 and a market and fair were established at Burnley in 1294, its history till recent times has been the uneventful one of a small country town. The neighbourhood contains many remains of the ancient inhabitants, such as the earthworks and burial mounds at Cliviger and Worsthorne.
Burnley Lancashire. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Burnley like this: Burnley, parl. and mun. bor., and township, at the confluence of the Burn and the Calder, Whalley par., NE.
Discover Burnley’s rich and diverse cultural heritage from museums, historic buildings, churches, art galleries and exploring the beautiful countryside. The Forest of Burnley was created between 1997 and 2001 when one million trees were planted in the borough.
