Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle is a town in the Hyndburn borough of , England, 3 miles southeast of , contiguous with . The town has a rich industrial heritage, being home to James Hargreaves, inventor of the spinning jenny, and Robert "Parsley" Peel of calico printing fame.
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  • Town with about 11,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 520 feet (160 metres)
  • Description: village within the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England

Places of Interest

Highlights include Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle and St Paul.
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Immanuel Church is an Anglican church in Oswaldtwistle, , England.
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is a church.
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Church & Oswaldtwistle railway station serves both the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Church and Accrington.
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is a large village in Hyndburn, , England, situated one mile west of .
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is a town in East .
robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the edge of , in , England. is situated 2 miles southwest of Oswaldtwistle.

Oswaldtwistle

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Latitude
53.73982° or 53° 44′ 23″ north
Longitude
-2.39881° or 2° 23′ 56″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB OWW
Open location code
9C5VPJQ2+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29020181
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2640862
Wiki­data ID
Q246632

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Oswaldtwistle” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Basque: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Danish: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Dutch: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • French: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • German: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Indonesian: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Irish: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Italian: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Ladin: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Persian: “آزوالدتویستل”
  • Polish: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Spanish: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Swedish: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Volapük: “Oswaldtwistle”
  • Welsh: “Oswaldtwistle”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oswaldtwistle Library and Punishment stocks.

Lancashire: Highlights

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