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The facts: Burnley, population 87,000. The Burnley name
originates from "Brun Lea" - meadowby the river Brun.
The Town's coat of arms features bees - a symbol of industry
Burnley nestles in between Pendle, Boulsworth andHameldon
hills
From the summit - views of Scafell Pike and Helvellyn;Blackpool
tower and rollercoaster
Well-known walks include the Pennine Way, the Bront 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 townIghtenhill, Towneley,
Scott, Queens, Thompson
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
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 ofthe
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 anotherplanned
Sailing at Clowbridge, Foulridge
E&OE. July 2012.
A hive of industry...Perfectly positioned...In town...Beautiful
surrounding villages...Open countryside...Advanced
engineering...Invested in new schools...The facts:
