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1. www.burnleyexpress.net › news › opinionHistory of Burnley town centre street names - Burnley Express

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   Oct 14, 2013 · A few weeks ago, after making a Powerpoint presentation on local history to a Burnley-based charitable organisation, a gentleman came up to me and asked me a question to which I could not give him a satisfactory answer. The question was: “Why is St James’s Street so called?”

2. www.fiveminutesspare.com › travel › burnley-the-fiveBurnley 12th-century Lancashire town on the River Calder.

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   Oct 12, 2020 · It is thought that the name Burnley was derived is an adaptation of the old English Brun Lea. This would have referred to the medal by the river Brun. Early records have the settlement as originally been called Bornley, or other variants of the names. Archaeologists have found stone age circles, hill forts, and even flint tools.

3. southpenninespark.org › 2022/10/31 › burnley-cottonBurnley: cotton mills, walking and witches galore - The South ...

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   Oct 31, 2022 · Open to the public, the hall boasts a museum and art gallery with an eclectic collection for explorers of all ages to enjoy. Affectionately known as “the jewel in Burnley’s crown”, you’ll find a children’s playground, ancient trees, sports pitches, pitch and putt and dog-friendly walking trails.

4. www.visitlancashire.com › explore › burnleyCulture and Arts in Burnley - Visit Lancashire

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   Culture and Arts in Burnley. A walk along Weavers Triangle or a visit to the last working steam powered weaving mill in the country – possibly in Europe – at Queen Street Textile Museum are constant reminders of the cultural fundamentals of Burnley. Mid Pennine Arts is the key arts organisation in East Lancashire most famous for the ...

5. www.discoverbritainstowns.co.uk › places › burnleyBurnley, Lancashire - Discover Britain’s Towns

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   Formed in 1977, the Burnley Industrial Museum Action Committee aims to preserve the town’s heritage. The Weavers’ Triangle Toll House subsequently opened in 1980, and visitors can learn all about Burnley’s cotton history here.

6. www.visitlancashire.com › explore › burnleyHistoric Attractions in Burnley - Visit Lancashire

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   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.

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   Why should you visit Burnley?

   • All made possible by the town’s damp climate and location on the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Visitors can explore Burnley’s remarkable textile history by visiting Queen Street Mill Textile Museum.

   Burnley: cotton mills, walking and witches galore

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   Was Burnley a town before the Dark Ages?

   • Early records have the settlement as originally been called Bornley, or other variants of the names. Archaeologists have found stone age circles, hill forts, and even flint tools. This leads us to believe that Burnley was a town long before the dark ages. Castercliff, the Iron Age mud fort nearby, has been dated to 600 BC.

   Burnley 12th-century Lancashire town on the River Calder

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   Why is Burnley called Burnley?

   • It is thought that the name Burnley was derived is an adaptation of the old English Brun Lea. This would have referred to the medal by the river Brun. Early records have the settlement as originally been called Bornley, or other variants of the names. Archaeologists have found stone age circles, hill forts, and even flint tools.

   Burnley 12th-century Lancashire town on the River Calder

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   Where is Burnley?

   • It is situated between the River Calder and the Brun, between Padiham and Accrington, and near the Pendle Forest. This ancient Lancashire town has a population of just over 70,000 people and lies about 20 miles north of Manchester. As you can see Burnley is a surprisingly green place – not like its industrial town image.

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   Why is Burnley called the Irish Park?

   • To the point where Burnley has a part that some people occasionally referred to as the Irish Park. By 1848 the railway arrived in town causing a sudden population which, when combined with the recently established Irish families, swelled up to about 21,000 people.

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   Why was Burnley a thriving wool fulling town?

   • Burnley was already a thriving wool fulling town. Wool would have been brought in from the surrounding countryside, dyed, treated, and fulled here, to make it thicker, and to make it go farther. Some of the biggest mills and the earliest factories in Burnley, were set upon the banks of the River Calder at the confluence with the Brun.

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8. news.bbc.co.uk › local › lancashireBBC - In pictures: Burnley heritage at Weavers' Triangle

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   Mar 30, 2010 · It tells the story of when Burnley ruled the cotton world and the impact of building the canal through the town in 1801. Above: cotton mills lined the canal providing transport links for...