Accrington

Accrington
  • Accy or Acce
Town
Accrington is located in the Borough of Hyndburn
Accrington
Accrington
Shown within Hyndburn
Accrington is located in Lancashire
Accrington
Accrington
Location within Lancashire
Population35,456 (2011) [1]
OS grid referenceSD761286
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townACCRINGTON
Postcode districtBB5
Dialling code01254
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°45′12″N 2°21′50″W / 53.75337°N 2.36384°W / 53.75337; -2.36384

Accrington /ˈækrɪŋtən/ is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about 4 miles (6 km) east of Blackburn, 6 miles (10 km) west of Burnley, 13 miles (21 km) east of Preston, 20 miles (32 km) north of Manchester and is situated on the culverted River Hyndburn. Commonly abbreviated by locals to "Accy",[2] the town has a population of 35,456 according to the 2011 census.[1]

Accrington 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 Accrington Stanley F.C. and the Haworth Art Gallery which holds Europe's largest collection of Tiffany glass.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Accrington Built-up area (1119884965)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Accy's Easter Rising". MEN Media - Accrington Observer. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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