Accrington : Ask Biography

UK Place

Local name

Accy

Demography

Population

35203

Administration

Districts of England

Hyndburn

Shire county

Lancashire

Region

North West England

Country

England

Other Information

Post town

ACCRINGTON

Postcode district

BB5 BB

Dialling code

01254

UK Parliament

Hyndburn

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Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about 4 mi (6.4 km) east of Blackburn, 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Burnley, 20 mi (32.2 km) north of Manchester city centre and 8 mi (12.9 km) north of the border of Greater Manchester, and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn. The town has a population of 35,203 according to the 2001 census and the urban area has a population of over 70,000.

The town is a former centre of the cotton and textile machinery industries. The town is famed for manufacturing the hardest and densest building bricks in the world, "The Accrington NORI" (iron), which were used in the construction of the Empire State Building and for the foundations of Blackpool Tower; famous for its football team and for having Europe's largest collection of Tiffany Glass.

Accrington is commonly abbreviated by locals to "Accy".