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Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Blackburn, contiguous with Accrington.

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The place

Oswaldtwistle is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England, 3 miles (5 km) 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. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the town and was responsible for the export of much of the area's cotton produce.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Oswaldtwistle

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Crown Ground

    The Crown Ground is a multi-use stadium in Accrington, Lancashire, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Accrington Stanley.

    2.9 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Blackburn Cathedral

    Blackburn Cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin with Saint Paul, is a Church of England cathedral situated in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The site on which the cathedral stands has been home to a parish church for over a thousand years, and the first stone church was built there in Norman times, though the building was completely rebuilt in the 19th century.

    5.8 km · church in Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Jaame Masjid

    The Jaame Masjid, also known as the Jaame Masjid Islamic Cultural Centre, is a mosque, located on Lambert Street in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation was established from a house in 1962, incorporating two terrace houses, and has since been expanded on several occasions.

    4.7 km · mosque in Blackburn, Lancashire, England · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    St James' Church, Church Kirk

    St James' Church is an redundant church in St James' Road, Church, Hyndburn, Lancashire, England. It was an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Accrington, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn until November 2015 when it was closed.

    1.6 km · church in Church, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn

    Holy Trinity Church is in Mount Pleasant, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It is a former Anglican parish church which is now redundant and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

    5.4 km · church in Blackburn, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Haworth Art Gallery

    The Haworth Art Gallery is a public art gallery located in Accrington, Lancashire, northwest England, and is the home of the largest collection in Europe of Tiffany glass from the studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The museum, a Tudor-style house, was originally built in 1909 to be the home of William Haworth, a manufacturer of textiles.

    2.5 km · art gallery, museum and park in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle

    Immanuel Church is an Anglican church in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Blackburn.

    1.2 km · grade II listed church in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Accrington Town Hall

    Accrington Town Hall is a municipal building on Blackburn Road in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Accrington Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

    2.2 km · municipal building in Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Great Harwood Town Hall

    Great Harwood Town Hall is a municipal building in Town Hall Square, Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Great Harwood Urban District Council Council, is a grade II listed building.

    4.8 km · town hall in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Dunkenhalgh

    The Dunkenhalgh is a country manor in Lancashire, on the outskirts of Clayton-le-Moors near the river Hyndburn. Originally a large country house in Tudor style, it was later converted into a hotel.

    2.6 km · house in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Oswaldtwistle

Airports
Manchester (MAN), 44 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 50 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 54 km
Stations
Blackburn railway station, 5.7 km · Huncoat railway station, 4.5 km · Rishton railway station, 2.9 km · Accrington railway station, 1.9 km · Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station, 800 m
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester → Oswaldtwistle
    31 km · quickest by road, 58 min · £3.5–4.5
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire → Oswaldtwistle
    56 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · £8–11
  • Liverpool → Oswaldtwistle
    53 km · quickest by road, 1h 27m · £6–9
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Oswaldtwistle. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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    270 km
  2. 02
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    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

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  3. 03
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

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    Isle of JuraGB

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  5. 05
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

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Around it

Next door to Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle is 21 km from Preston, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Blackburntown in Lancashire, England, UK5.5 km
  • Accringtontown in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England2.2 km
  • Hyndburnlocal government district with borough status in Lancashire, England2.9 km
  • Great Harwoodtown in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England4.4 km
  • Rishtontown in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England3.5 km
  • Althamvillage in Lancashire, England5.4 km