Oswaldtwistle
Oswaldtwistle is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England, 3 miles southeast of Blackburn, contiguous with Accrington. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle and St Paul.
Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle
Church
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Immanuel Church is an Anglican church in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Blackburn.
Church & Oswaldtwistle railway station
Railway station
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Church & Oswaldtwistle railway station serves both the village of Church and the town of Oswaldtwistle, in Lancashire, England. The station is 5+1⁄3 miles east of Blackburn railway station, on the East Lancashire Line operated by Northern Trains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church and Accrington.
Church
Village
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Church is a large village in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England, situated one mile west of Accrington. The village had a population of 5,186 at the 2011 census, an increase from 3,990 according to the 2001 census.
Accrington
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Accrington is a town in East Lancashire. The town's main visitor attraction is the Tiffany glass collection in its art gallery, and the stark natural beauty of the Pennine moors all around.
Guide
Village
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Guide is a village on the edge of Blackburn, in Lancashire, England. It is located south of the town centre, and the M65 Motorway passes around the south and east of the village, with Junction 5 situated immediately to the southwest of the village. Guide is situated 2 miles southwest of Oswaldtwistle.
Oswaldtwistle
- Type: Town with 11,800 residents
- Description: village within the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England
- Categories: unparished area and locality
- Location: Hyndburn District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.73982° or 53° 44′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.39881° or 2° 23′ 56″ westPopulation
11,800Elevation
515 feet (157 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB OWWOpen location code
9C5VPJQ2+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 29020181OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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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”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oswaldtwistle Library and Punishment stocks.
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