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53°47′20″N 2°14′53″W / . 53.789°N 2.248°W. / 53.789; -2.248. Burnley ( / ˈbɜːrnli /) is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. [ 2] It is 21 miles (34 km) north of Manchester and 20 miles (32 km) east of Preston, at the confluence of ...
The Borough of Burnley ( / ˈbɜːrnli /) 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 borough also contains the town of Padiham along with several villages and surrounding rural ...
Towneley Park. / 53.7738; -2.2225. Towneley Park is owned and managed by Burnley Borough Council and is the largest and most popular park in Burnley, Lancashire, England. [1] The main entrance to the park is within a mile of the town centre and the park extends to the south east, covering an area of some 180 hectares (440 acres).
St Peter's Church, Burnley. St Peter's Church is an Anglican church in the town of Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Blackburn. The oldest part of the church, the lower tower, dates from the 15th century, and there are several later additions and restorations.
Charles Townley in His Sculpture Gallery (1782) by Johann Zoffany. Charles Townley in His Sculpture Gallery, also known as Charles Townley at His Library at no. 7 Park Street in Westminster, is an oil-on-canvas painting by German British artist Johann Zoffany, made in 1782. It is held in the Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, in Burnley .
The town hall became the headquarters of Burnley County Borough on completion and remained the local seat of government on the formation of the enlarged Borough of Burnley in 1974. [11] The building was the venue for crown court trials until the new Law Courts in Hammerton Street opened in 1981. [12] The Prince of Wales visited the town hall ...
The 2001 census for Burnley gives a religious make-up of 74.5% Christian, 6.6% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu and 11.0% "No religion". [ 2] Records are held for at least 77 places of Christian worship in Burnley. These include churches of the following denominations: fourteen Anglican, seven Baptist, five Congregational (now United Reformed Church ), one ...
St Andrew's Church is in Colne Road, Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Burnley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Margaret, Burnley, and St James, Burnley. [1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England ...