Burnley
Burnley well connected...
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Burnley is at the centre of the northwest of England, in Pennine Lancashire
Burnley well connected...
Situated around junction 10 of the M65, Burnley has connections south to the M66 and then on to the M62, Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. Along the M65 to the west are Blackburn, the M6 Preston, Blackpool, the Lake District and beyond.
Rail
Our motorways are fast flowing so we measure miles in minutes. Within five minutes of Burnley centre is rural splendour. Within one hour are the four international airports in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Blackpool.
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Road Burnley has excellent uncongested high-speed road networks – the M65 offers fast, direct connections to: • the M60 and M66 to/from Manchester • the M6 and M65 to/from the Preston area, the coastal resorts and the Lake District • the M62 or A646 to/from Leeds • Leading UK logistics providers take advantage of these network routes, operating transport services from their base in Burnley
Wick
Stornoway
Lerwick
Ullapool
Inverness Mallaig
Approximate distances & drive times: Blackburn 11 miles 20 mins Preston 25 miles 35 mins Manchester 28 miles 45 mins Leeds 60 miles 65 mins Liverpool 52 miles 70 mins Birmingham 125 miles 2 hrs Edinburgh 208 miles 4 hrs London 240 miles 4 hrs
Aberdeen
Fo rt William 250 miles
200 miles
Edinburgh Glasgow
Hamburg
150 miles
Ayr
Carlisle
Stranraer
Newcastle upon Tyne 100 miles
M6
• Reinstatement of direct rail link to Manchester • Halving journey times between Burnley and Manchester to 45 minutes • Achieved with support from Burnley Bondholders • Planned to be operational by May 2014 • Upgrade to exsisting Manchester Road Station to include new facilities, improve pedestration access car parking and waiting shelters
50 miles
Lancaster
Douglas
Preston
Burnley Leeds Manchester
M6
Liverpool
M62
Hull Zeebrugge
M62
Dublin
Todmorden Curve
Whitby
Belfast
M1
M56
Holyhead
Caernarfon
Nottingham
Chester
King’s Lynn
Stoke-on-Trent
Norwich
M6
Leicester
Aberystwyth
Birmingham
Newtown
Rosslare
M5
Fishguard Swansea
M20 M3
M5
Southampton
Dover
M23
Brighton Calais
Portsmouth
Key
Plymouth
Motorway
Penzance
Railway Airport Cherbourg
Roscoff
• Manchester Airport (42 miles) The UK’s third largest airport (the largest outside of London), handling over 22 million passengers a year to over 200 destinations
Sea - Port of Liverpool
London
Bristol
Cardiff
Exeter
M25
Burnley benefits from the proximity of four international airports, all within approximately one hours drive.
M40
M4
M48
C ambridge
Oxford
Gloucester
Great Yarmouth
Air
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C ampbeltown
M8
Rail services to and from Burnley are provided by Northern Rail. The town is served by two railway stations, Burnley Manchester Road and Burnley Central. Burnley Manchester Road operates services west to Preston and Blackpool and east to Leeds and York, whilst Burnley Central provides local services west to Blackpool and Preston (where all trains to major destinations in the country can be caught) and east to Nelson and Colne.
Ferry
• The largest of the Peel ports, handling over 33 million tonnes of cargo, within 1 hour of Burnley • Liverpool is ranked among Britain’s major deep sea container ports and is the country’s major gateway for trade with the United States / Canada serving more than 100 global destinations • The Seaforth Container Terminal handles nearly 700,000 teus (20ft Equivalent Units) a year. Liverpool is Britain’s most diverse port in the range of cargoes it handles
• Liverpool John Lennon Airport (55 miles) One of Europe’s fastest growing airports now serving over 5 million passengers a year. Regular scheduled services are currently available to 69 domestic and European destinations • Blackpool Airport (44 miles) A recently completed a £2m investment to refurbish their passenger terminal has improved the facilities offered to passengers flying to and from over 25 European destinations • Leeds-Bradford International Airport (38 miles) One of the UK’s fastest growing airports, now handles over 2 million passengers per annum and provides access to over 70 domestic, European and international destinations
Burnley well connected... Burnley is positioned in an excellent location, with a superb network of communication links by road, rail, air and sea. Companies based in Burnley are in easy reach of suppliers and customers both regionally and nationally. Burnley is located in the east of Lancashire, in the north west of England, lying 11 miles east of Blackburn and 25 miles north of Manchester at the centre of Pennine Lancashire. The Burnley borough has an area of 11,070 hectares (42 square miles), but nearly two-thirds of this is countryside – the town is surrounded by hills and moorland and is located in a hollow where the River Calder and River Brun meet.
Burnley is at the centre of the northwest of England, in Pennine Lancashire Situated around junction 10 of the M65, Burnley has connections south to the M66 and then on to the M62, Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. Along the M65 to the west are Blackburn, the M6 Preston, Blackpool, the Lake District and beyond. Our motorways are fast flowing so we measure miles in minutes. Within five minutes of Burnley centre is rural splendour. Within one hour are the four international airports in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Blackpool.
For more information about investing, living or visiting Burnley, send an email with your enquiry to: info@burnley.co.uk or visit wwww.burnley.co.uk