Accrington
Accrington is a railway stop in Hyndburn District, Lancashire, England. Accrington is situated nearby to the movie theater Vue, as well as near Globe Works.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Accrington railway station and Accrington Library.
Accrington railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Accrington railway station serves the town of Accrington, in Lancashire, England. It lies on the East Lancashire line, 6+1⁄4 miles east of Blackburn, and is also served by the Calder Valley Line.
Accrington Library
Library
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Accrington Library is a Carnegie library located in the town of Accrington, Lancashire. In 1904 a sum of £7,500 was offered to the town by the industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the building of a new library. Accrington Library is situated 780 feet east of Accrington.
Globe Works
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Globe Works is a former industrial works in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that following refurbishment contains rented offices and conference rooms and is known as the Globe Centre. Globe Works is situated 780 feet south of Accrington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Accrington and Church.
Accrington
Photo: Benkid77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Church
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Oswaldtwistle
Town
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Accrington
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Hyndburn District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.75282° or 53° 45′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.37013° or 2° 22′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C5VQJ3H+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 3678644061OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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