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Colne

Built-up area in Pendle, Lancashire, England

Coordinates:53.856, -2.16
OS grid ref:SD 89 39
Population:20,118
Dialling code: 01282 (Burnley)
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Colne is a small market town in the borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England, sitting at the eastern foot of Pendle Hill and surrounded by rolling countryside. It lies close to Trawden and the ruined village of Wycoller, with easy access to the Forest of Bowland and the Yorkshire Dales; the town grew beside the River Calder and is the eastern terminus of the East Lancashire Line at Colne railway station.

Historically a centre for cotton weaving and textile mills during the Industrial Revolution, many Victorian mill buildings and the town hall survive and have been repurposed for modern industry, housing and shops. Colne retains a strong local community feel with regular markets and events, and benefits from tourism linked to the surrounding hills and the wider Pendle area’s historic associations.

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Transport links

  • Leeds Bradford International Airport 20.4 miles32.8 km
  • Manchester Airport 35 miles56.4 km
  • Colne Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
  • Nelson Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km

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Schools in Colne

  • Colne Christ Church C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
  • Colne Lord Street School Primary
  • Colne Park High School Secondary
  • Colne Primet Academy Secondary
  • Colne Primet Primary School Primary
  • Park Primary School Primary
  • Pendle View Primary School Special
  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
  • Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Secondary
  • West Street Community Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Turf Moor Stadium 5.4 miles8.8 km
  • Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 8.5 miles13.6 km
  • Forest of Rossendale Forest 10.3 miles16.6 km
  • Crown Ground Stadium 10.6 miles17.1 km
  • Browsholme Hall Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
  • Bolton Abbey Historic site 13.9 miles22.4 km
  • Barden Tower Archaeological site 14.4 miles23.2 km
  • Blackburn Central Library Library 15.2 miles24.4 km
  • Blackstone Edge Mountains 15.5 miles25 km
  • The Shay Stadium Stadium 15.6 miles25.2 km
  • Ewood Park Stadium 16.1 miles25.9 km
  • Spotland Stadium Stadium 16.3 miles26.2 km