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Burnley ist eine Stadt im Norden von England. Burnley liegt im gleichnamigen Bezirk in der Grafschaft Lancashire und liegt am Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Der River Calder fließt durch die Stadt, ebenso wie der River Brun, der hier in den River Calder mündet. Die Einwohnerzahl beträgt etwa 82.000.
- 5155 Einw. je km²
- Lancashire
- 81.548 (Stand: Census 2011)
- 15,82 km² (6,11 mi²)
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.
- 73,021 (2001 Census)
- Burnley
9. Nov. 2015 · Burnley is a thriving market town surrounded by breath-taking Pennine countryside. Burnley was once known as one of Lancashire’s most prominent mill towns and has even once been awarded the most enterprising area in the UK. Whether you like hiking, cycling, windsurfing, kayaking, horse riding, golf or sailing, it’s all available ...
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The town of Burnley had been governed by improvement commissioners from 1819. The commissioners were replaced in 1861 when the town was made a municipal borough, governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Burnley" but generally known as the corporation or town council. After elections, the corporation fi...
Burnley Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lancashire County Council. Much of the borough is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.
The Borough of Burnley roughly covers the upper part of the catchment basin of the River Calder, a major tributary of the River Ribble. This includes the catchment of the River Brun, which meets the Calder in Burnley town centre, but not that of Pendle Water. The Calder has its source in the Cliviger gorge which cuts through the Pennines into Yorks...
The borough contains eight civil parishes. The parish council of Padiham takes the style "town council". The central part of the borough, roughly corresponding to the pre-1974 borough of Burnley, is an unparished area.The parishes are: Padiham was also unparished from the abolition of its old urban district council in 1974 until a new parish was cr...
The borough's population has fallen from a high of 130,339 in 1911 to an estimated 87,700 in 2005.Between 1991 and 2001, it fell by 2.6%. Its employment rate of 59.0% places it 261st out of 376 local authorities in England & Wales; just 12.6% of its workforce are graduates, placing it 325th out of 376 local authorities. The 2001 census recorded the...
There are several industrial estates and business parkswithin the borough of varying ages and sizes. The largest are: 1. Burnley Bridge Business Park 1. A new 70-acre (28 ha) development in Hapton parish, to the south of Padiham. It is connected to Junction 9 of the M65 motorway via a bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. 1. Network 65 Busines...
Education
Education Services in the borough are provided and controlled by Lancashire County Council.
Fire and rescue
Fire and rescue services in the borough are provided by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Serviceand controlled by Lancashire County Council.
Health
Health services in the borough are provided by East Lancashire Primary Care Trust and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, with additional services provided by the North West Ambulance Service and North West Air Ambulance. The Hospital Trust operates Burnley General Hospital, while the PCT operates the network of GPsurgeries, and recently opened 2 Primary Health Care Centres in the borough (St. Peters Centre in 2006 and Briercliffe in 2007).
- 42.7 sq mi (110.7 km²)
- Lancashire
- 01282
- North West England
13. Mai 2024 · Burnley, town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Lancashire, England, north of Greater Manchester. It is situated at the junction of the Rivers Burn and Calder. 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.
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Whether you want to visit Burnley or you already live here and need some inspiration, you can find a jam-packed list of things to see and do here across the area. We also have an up-to-date calendar of outdoor activities taking place just in Burnley right here.
Burnley ist eine Stadt im Norden von England. Burnley liegt im gleichnamigen Bezirk in der Grafschaft Lancashire und liegt am Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Der River Calder fließt durch die Stadt, ebenso wie der River Brun, der hier in den River Calder mündet. Die Einwohnerzahl beträgt etwa 82.000.
