Nelson
Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire. It was developed as a mill town during the industrial revolution, but today has lost much of its industry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Colne railway station and Nelson railway station.
Colne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colne railway station serves the town of Colne, in Lancashire, England, which is situated close to Pendle Hill. The station, which is managed by Northern Trains, is the eastern terminus of the East Lancashire Line.
Nelson railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nelson railway station serves the town of Nelson in Lancashire, England; it is situated on the East Lancashire Line, 2 miles away from the terminus at Colne. The station is managed by Northern Trains, which also provides its passenger service.
Castercliff
Castle
Photo: Kevin Rushton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castercliff is an Iron Age multivallate hillfort situated close to the towns of Nelson and Colne in Lancashire, Northern England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnley and Colne.
Burnley
Burnley is a town in Lancashire, 30 miles north of Manchester. It's an industrial town, but it's proud of its many parks that have been awarded the Green Flag for excellence, and of Burnley Forest — great places for walking or cycling.
Colne
Town
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colne is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is 3 miles northeast of Nelson, 6 miles northeast of Burnley and 25 mi east of Preston.
Nelson
- Type: Locality
- Location: Pendle District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.8343° or 53° 50′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.1882° or 2° 11′ 18″ westElevation
689 feet (210 metres)Open location code
9C5VRRM6+PPGeoNames ID
7295367
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