Accrington
Built-up area in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.749, -2.362 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 76 28 |
| Population: | 35,318 |
Accrington is a compact post‑industrial town in the borough of Hyndburn, in east Lancashire, England, sitting on the valley floor beside the River Hyndburn and under the rising moorland of the Pennines. Historically a cotton‑ and engineering‑town of the 19th century, its red Accrington bricks – famously the hard "NORI" variety – and cluster of former mill buildings still mark the townscape.
The town is probably best known culturally for its football side, Accrington Stanley, and for a strong local identity that has weathered the decline of heavy industry; today Accrington combines light manufacturing, retail and civic regeneration with commuter links to regional centres, while community projects and markets keep a lively local social scene.
Postcode districts covering Accrington
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Bradford 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Preston 14 miles22.6 km
- Oldham 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Wigan 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Burnley 5.6 miles9 km
- Huddersfield 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Blackburn 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Bolton 11.2 miles18 km
- Stockport 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Salford 18 miles29 km
- Rochdale 12 miles19.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Barnfield Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Peel Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Central Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Spring Hill Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Milnshaw Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Church Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Baxenden Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- St. Andrew's Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Oswaldtwistle Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Huncoat Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Immanuel Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Clayton-le-Moors Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
Example postcodes in Accrington
BB5 6TN, BB5 9FA, BB5 6HN, BB5 6DX, BB5 1AF, BB5 1SY, BB5 1PJ, BB5 2HH, BB5 6TH … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 27.5 miles44.3 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 29.7 miles47.9 km
- Accrington Railway Station 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Church and Oswaldtwistle Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Accrington Ad
- Northcote 5 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Oyo Castle Hotel, Accrington 3 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Hampton by Hilton Blackburn 3 3 miles4.9 km
- Whalley Abbey - Christian Retreat House Offering B&B 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Lawrence Hotel 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel Burnley M65 Jct10 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Mytton Fold Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Fence Gate Lodge 5 6.9 miles11 km
Schools in Accrington
- Accrington Academy Secondary
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Accrington St John with St Augustine C of E Primary School Primary
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's C of E Primary School Primary
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School Primary
- Baxenden St John's C of E Primary School Primary
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn Secondary
- St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington Primary
- St Peter's C of E Primary School Primary
- The Hollins Secondary
Local points of interest
- Crown Ground Stadium 1.2 miles2 km
- Blackburn Central Library Library 5 miles8.1 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Ewood Park Stadium 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Turf Moor Stadium 6.1 miles9.7 km
- School Stadium 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Browsholme Hall Estate 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Gigg Lane Stadium 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Deepdale Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles22 km