A hive of industry...on the edge of something beautiful...
Burnley & the surrounding areas
Perfectly positioned... in green countryside Lake District 70 minutes
Burnley, UK Coast 45 minutes
Yorkshire Dales 45 minutes
Manchester 45 minutes
• Burnley: perfectly positioned for quality of life and work • Superb road and rail communications • Right on the Northern edge of Manchester industrial belt
• 1 mile from open countryside on the outskirts of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty • High quality, advanced aerospace and engineering hub
In town...
Discover historic halls and picturesque parks
Modern and golden sandstone architecture
Glide along the canal on a barge 100m from the central bus station
and beautiful surrounding villages...
Picturesque Downham famous for the film ‘Whistle Down the Wind’ and BBC's comedy drama ‘Born & Bred’
Charming country pubs with great award winning food
Open countryside just a mile from the town centre...
Explore untouched countryside
Sailing too...
Experience the buzz at big events in Towneley Park
Unwind at 15 golf clubs within 8 miles
A huge variety of country walks...
Hundreds of advanced engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, digital and creative businesses have chosen Burnley...and the development continues!
Over ÂŁ450m invested in new schools, college and university in Burnley - plus other great schools in the surrounding area...
The facts:
• Burnley, population 87,000. • The Burnley name originates from "Brun Lea" - meadow by the river Brun. • The Town's coat of arms features bees - a symbol of industry
Burnley nestles in between Pendle, Boulsworth and Hameldon hills • From the summit - views of Scafell Pike and Helvellyn; Blackpool tower and rollercoaster • Well-known walks include the Pennine Way, the Brontë Way • Pendle Hill is a detached part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty • Pendle Hill is a major attraction for paragliders and hang gliders • Pendle Hill and its colourful witch history are immortalised in the book "Mist over Pendle" • George Fox, founder of the Quaker movement, wrote of his vision on Pendle Hill Engineering heritage • In 1880s - Burnley was the biggest manufacturer of looms in the country • Burnley has long been a major centre for advanced engineering and aerospace • Nearby Hapton village was believed to be the first in UK to have electric street light Burnley is No: 1 in Lancashire for growth businesses (BBC/Experian research 2011) • Burnley in top ten towns for patents per 100,000 population • Stable employment rate Green space - Five public parks in town Ightenhill, Towneley, Scott, Queens, Thompson
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15 golf courses within 8 miles: • Towneley • Nelson • Burnley • Marsden Park • Baxenden • Whalley • Great Harwood • Bacup • Green Haworth • Clitheroe • Rishton • Accrington • Todmorden • Mytton Fold • Rossendale
E&OE. July 2012.
Burnley Secondary Schools: • Five completely new build secondary schools £250m+ investment Burnley Further Education: • Burnley College • University of Central Lancashire • University Technical College (opens 2013) £200m+ investment
Grammar/Independent schools in catchment area • Clitheroe Royal Grammar School • Bury and Rawtenstall Grammar School • Stoneyhurst College • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Blackburn
Transport links: • New rail link to Manchester - 2014 - journey time 45 minutes • Manchester airport - around 50 minutes by car • Great road links - on the nexus of the E/W M65 and N/S M66/A56 Housing • Wide range of good value houses in town • "Gentrification" well under way • Superb village properties around the town
Historic buildings and sites • Towneley Hall; Gawthorpe Hall, Whalley Abbey • Nearby Clitheroe Castle; • Panopticons around town include the "singing ringing tree" sculpture high on the moors
Burnley Football Club - at Turf Moor - founder member of the Football League in 1888 • University of Football at Turf Moor Public and private leisure centres - including equestrian centre Canal boating though town -one marina and another planned Sailing at Clowbridge, Foulridge